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Deuteronomy 22:30 Cross-References

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A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.

Deuteronomy 22:30 (KJV)

Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:30

A man shall not take his father's wife—prohibiting marriage to one's stepmother, an act constituting both sexual immorality and dishonoring one's father. Nor discover his father's skirt (גַּלָּה כְּנַף אָבִיו, galah kenaf aviv)—literally 'uncover his father's wing/corner.' The idiom 'covering with the skirt' denoted taking someone in marriage (Ruth 3:9, Ezekiel 16:8), so 'uncovering' represented violating the father's marital rights.This law appears in Leviticus 18:8 and 20:11 with more explicit penalties (death for both parties). Its placement here concludes chapter 22's sexual prohibitions, ...

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