Leviticus 18:20

20 Thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour’s wife: nor be defiled with mingling of seed.

Leviticus 18:20 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 18:20

Moreover, thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's
wife
Which is adultery, and a breach of the seventh command, ( Exodus 20:14 ) : to defile thyself with her;
not only adultery is a defiling a man's wife, as it is sometimes called, but the adulterer defiles himself: all sin is of a defiling nature, but especially this, which defiles a man both in soul and body, and brings a blot and stain upon his character, which shall not be wiped off, ( Proverbs 6:32 Proverbs 6:33 ) .

Leviticus 18:20 In-Context

18 Thou shalt not take thy wife’s sister for a harlot, to rival her: neither shalt thou discover her nakedness, while she is yet living.

19 Thou shalt not approach to a woman having her flowers: neither shalt thou uncover her nakedness.

20 Thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour’s wife: nor be defiled with mingling of seed.

21 Thou shalt not give any of thy seed to be consecrated to the idol Moloch, nor defile the name of thy God. I am the Lord.

22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind: because it is an abomination.