Imamat 20:12

20:12 If a man has sexual intercourse with his daughter-in-law, both of them must be put to death. They have committed perversion; ¹  their blood guilt is on themselves.

Imamat 20:14

20:14 If a man has sexual intercourse with both a woman and her mother, ²  it is lewdness. ³  Both he and they must be burned to death, ⁴  so there is no lewdness in your midst.

Imamat 20:17

20:17 “‘If a man has sexual intercourse with ⁵  his sister, whether the daughter of his father or his mother, so that he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of the children of their people. ⁶  He has exposed his sister’s nakedness; he will bear his punishment for iniquity. ⁷ 

[20:12]  ¹ tn The Hebrew term תֶּבֶל (tevel, “perversion”) derives from the verb “to mix; to confuse” (cf. KJV, ASV “they have wrought confusion”).

[20:14]  ² tn Heb “And a man who takes a woman and her mother.” The Hebrew verb “to take” in this context means “to engage in sexual intercourse.”

[20:14]  ³ tn Regarding “lewdness,” see the note on Lev 18:17 above.

[20:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “in fire they shall burn him and them.” The active plural verb sometimes requires a passive translation (GKC 460 §144.f, g), esp. when no active plural subject has been expressed in the context. The present translation specifies “burned to death” because the traditional rendering “burnt with fire” (KJV, ASV; NASB “burned with fire”) could be understood to mean “branded” or otherwise burned, but not fatally.

[20:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “takes.” The verb “to take” in this context means “to engage in sexual intercourse,” though some English versions translate it as “marry” (e.g., NIV, NCV, TEV, CEV).

[20:17]  ⁶ tn Regarding the “cut off” penalty, see the note on Lev 7:20.

[20:17]  ⁷ tn See the note on Lev 17:16 above.