Cross Reference DEUTERONOMY 22:30 A MAN SHALL NOT TAKE HIS FATHER'S WIFE NOR DISCOVER HIS FATHER'S SKIRT

{Deuteronomy 22:30} A man 376 shall not x3808 take 3947 z8799 x853 his father's 1 wife, 802 nor x3808 discover 1540 z8762 his father's 1 skirt. 3671

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This is to be understood as referring to the case of a stepmother. A man in his old age may have married a young woman, and on his dying, his son by another, or a former wife, may desire to espouse her; which is here forbidden. "Cursedª ° [be] he that liethª ° with¹ his father'sª wife;ª because¹ he uncoverethª ° his father'sª skirt.ª And all¹ the peopleª shall say,ª ° Amen.ª" {Deu 27:20} + "The nakednessª of thy father'sª wifeª shalt thou not¹ uncover:ª ° it¹ [is] thy father'sª nakedness.ª" {Lev 18:8} + "And the manª that¹ liethª ° with¹ his father'sª wifeª hath uncoveredª ° his father'sª nakedness:ª bothª of them shall surely² ° be put to death;ª ° their bloodª [shall be] upon them." {Lev 20:11} + "It is reportedª ° commonlyª [that there is] fornicationª amongª you,ª andª suchª fornicationª asª is² ° not so much² as¹ namedª ° amongª the¹ Gentiles,ª thatª oneª should haveª ° his father'sª wife.ª" {1Co 5:1} + "Butª them that are withoutª Godª judgeth.ª °° Thereforeª put awayª ° fromª among yourselvesª ¹ that² wicked person.ª" {1Co 5:13}

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"And he said,ª ° Who¹ [art] thou?¹ And she answered,ª ° I¹ [am] Ruthª thine handmaid:ª spreadª ° therefore thy skirtª over¹ thine handmaid;ª for¹ thou¹ [art] a near kinsman.ª °" {Rth 3:9} + "Now when I passedª ° by¹ thee, and looked² ° upon¹ thee, behold,¹ thy timeª [was] the timeª of love;ª and I spreadª ° my skirtª over¹ thee, and coveredª ° thy nakedness:ª yea, I swareª ° unto thee, and enteredª ° into a covenantª with¹ thee, saithª ° the Lordª GOD,ª and thou becamest¹ mine." {Ezk 16:8}