King James Version
Deuteronomy 22:30 in the King James Version says “A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.”
Deuteronomy 22:30 · KJV
If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;
Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.
A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“A man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“his father's”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“nor discover”
H1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
“skirt”
H3671an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinna
“his father's”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
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