Deuteronomy 27:20

20 ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he has violated his father’s marriage bed.’ ^[a] And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

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 is he who lets a blind man wander in the road.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

19 ‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

20 ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he has violated his father’s marriage bed.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

21 ‘Cursed is he who lies with any animal.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

22 ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

Footnotes

• [a] Or uncovered his father’s skirt