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Lev 20:12 — And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood [shall be] upon them.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

lie		Lev 18:15; Gen 38:16,18; Deu 27:23
confusion		Lev 18:23

Correlating Passages

lie

	Lev 18:15	Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she [is] thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
	Gen 38:16	And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she [was] his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?
	Gen 38:18	And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that [is] in thine hand. And he gave [it] her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
	Deu 27:23	Cursed [be] he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

confusion

Lev 18:23

Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it [is] confusion.

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Scott, Thomas. "Leviticus 20:12," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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