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Leviticus 20

Leviticus 20:10

Punishments for Sexual Immorality · Leviticus 20:10–21
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Translations

Modern
If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.
Traditional
And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
Literal
And the man who commits adultery with the wife of a man—who commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor—the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.
Latin
Si mœchatus quis fuerit cum uxore alterius, et adulterium perpetraverit cum conjuge proximi sui, morte moriantur et mœchus et adultera.

Original

Hebrew
English
If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.

Notes

Leviticus 20:9–27

Pagan worship influenced ethics, so God has family rules follow those about pagan religious practices. Some laws in this section repeat parts from Leviticus 18:6–30, which come before the section on proper expressions of holiness (19:1–37). These issues connect. Proper worship of God leads to good behavior toward others, while improper worship leads to moral violations.

Parallels

Proverbs 5:1–23 1 Corinthians 5:1–8

Glossary

Adultery Biblical Concept of Law Bloodguilt Deuteronomy, Book of Hammurabi, Law Code of History of Israel Incest Leviticus, Book of Marriage, Marriage Customs Offerings and Sacrifices Psychics

Topics

Adultery: Penalties For An Adultress Capital Punishment Punishment: Death Penalty for Adultery Sanitation: Uncleanness Stoning to Death