Leviticus 18:18

WEB

¹⁸“‘You shall not take a wife in addition to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is still alive.

KJV

¹⁸Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

BSB

¹⁸You must not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is still alive.

FBV

¹⁸Don't marry your wife's sister and have sex with her while your wife is still alive. They will be hostile wives to one other.

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Extra References

Genesis 29:28

²⁸Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.

¹⁵Leah said to her, “Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes, also?” Rachel said, “Therefore he will lie with you tonight for your son’s mandrakes.”

Malachi 2:15

¹⁵Did he not make you one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

Genesis 4:19

¹⁹Lamech took two wives: the name of the first one was Adah, and the name of the second one was Zillah.

1 Samuel 1:6-8

⁶Her rival provoked her severely, to irritate her, because the LORD had shut up her womb. ⁷So year by year, when she went up to the LORD’s house, her rival provoked her. Therefore she wept, and didn’t eat. ⁸Elkanah her husband said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? Why don’t you eat? Why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”

Exodus 26:3

³Five curtains shall be coupled together to one another, and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another.