Leviticus 18:18

Other Translations of Leviticus 18:18

King James Version

¹⁸ Neither shalt thou take a wife a wife...: or, one wife to another to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

English Standard Version

¹⁸ And you shall not take a woman as a rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness while her sister is still alive.

The Message

¹⁸ "Don't marry your wife's sister as a rival wife and have sex with her while your wife is living.

New King James Version

¹⁸ Nor shall you take a woman as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is alive.

New Living Translation

¹⁸ "While your wife is living, do not marry her sister and have sexual relations with her, for they would be rivals.