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Leviticus 20:11
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11 If a man goes to bed with[a] his father’s wife, he has exposed his father’s nakedness.[b] Both of them must be put to death; their blood guilt is on themselves.[c]

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  1. Leviticus 20:11 tn Heb “lies down with.” The verb שָׁכַב (shakav) “to lie down” acts as a euphemism, implying going to bed for sexual relations.
  2. Leviticus 20:11 sn See the note on Lev 18:7 above.
  3. Leviticus 20:11 tn See the note on v. 9 above.
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