Deuteronomy 27:20 meaning and explanation
‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he has violated his father’s marriage bed.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Deuteronomy 27:20, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Moses is speaking. Israel stands between Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal, about to enter the land, and the Levites pronounce curses that the whole people answer with "Amen." This particular curse names a man who takes his father's wife, meaning a sexual relationship with his stepmother.
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