Deuteronomy 27:20

20 Cursed be he who lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father's skirt. All the people shall say, Amein.

Deuteronomy 27:20 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 27:20

Cursed [be] he that lieth with his father's wife
As Reuben did, and which is forbidden ( Leviticus 18:8 ) ; because he uncovereth his father's skirt;
see ( Deuteronomy 22:30 ) ; and all the people shall say Amen;
the tribe of Reuben said this as well as the rest.

Deuteronomy 27:20 In-Context

18 Cursed be he who makes the blind to wander out of the way. All the people shall say, Amein.

19 Cursed be he who wrests the justice [due] to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. All the people shall say, Amein.

20 Cursed be he who lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father's skirt. All the people shall say, Amein.

21 Cursed be he who lies with any manner of animal. All the people shall say, Amein.

22 Cursed be he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. All the people shall say, Amein.