Deuteronomy 22:30

Marriage Violations

29then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives. 30A man is not to marry his father’s wife, so that he will not dishonor his father’s marriage bed.

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Berean Standard Bible
A man is not to marry his father’s wife, so that he will not dishonor his father’s marriage bed.
American Standard Version (1901)
A man shall not take his father’s wife, and shall not uncover his father’s skirt.
Bible in Basic English
A man may not take his father's wife or have sex relations with a woman who is his father's.
Douay-Rheims 1899
No man shall take his father’s wife, nor remove his covering.
Free Bible Version
A man must not marry his father's wife, so that he won't bring shame on his father.
Geneva Bible 1599
No man shall take his fathers wife, nor shall vncouer his fathers skirt.
King James (Authorized) Version
¶ A man shall not take his father’s wife, nor discover his father’s skirt.
One Unity Resource Bible
A man shall not take his father’s wife, and shall not uncover his father’s skirt.
Translation for Translators
“ man must not disgrace his father by having sex with any of his father’s wives.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
A man must not take his father's wife as his own; he must not take away his father's marriage rights.
Noah Webster Bible
A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.
World English Bible
A man shall not take his father’s wife, and shall not uncover his father’s skirt.
Young's Literal Translation
'A man doth not take his father's wife, nor uncover his father's skirt.