Leviticus 18:18 - Compare All Versions
Leviticus 18:18 MSG (The Message)
“Don’t marry your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sex with her while your wife is living.
Leviticus 18:18 KJV (King James Version)
Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
Leviticus 18:18 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
You shall not marry a woman in addition to her sister as a rival while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness.
Leviticus 18:18 NCV (New Century Version)
“ ‘While your wife is still living, you must not take her sister as another wife. Do not have sexual relations with her.
Leviticus 18:18 ASV (American Standard Version)
And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.
Leviticus 18:18 NIV (New International Version)
“ ‘Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.
Leviticus 18:18 NKJV (New King James Version)
Nor shall you take a woman as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is alive.
Leviticus 18:18 AMP (Amplified Bible)
You shall not marry a woman in addition to her sister as a rival while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness.
Leviticus 18:18 NLT (New Living Translation)
“While your wife is living, do not marry her sister and have sexual relations with her, for they would be rivals.
Leviticus 18:18 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
And you shall not take a woman as a rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness while her sister is still alive.