Leviticus 18:18 Hebrew Word Analysis

0a wifeוְאִשָּׁ֥הh802
1אֶלh413
2to her sisterאֲחֹתָ֖הּh269
3לֹ֣אh3808
4Neither shalt thou takeתִקָּ֑חh3947
5to vexלִצְרֹ֗רh6887
6her to uncoverלְגַלּ֧וֹתh1540
7her nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֛הּh6172
8עָלֶ֖יהָh5921
9beside the other in her lifeבְּחַיֶּֽיהָ׃h2416

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And you may not take as wife a woman and at the same time her sister, to be in competition with her in her life-time.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness beside her, during her life.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

"'You shall not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is yet alive.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

`And a woman unto another thou dost not take, to be an adversary, to uncover her nakedness beside her, in her life.