Lev 20:11 | NET2full | STEP | If a man goes to bed with his father’s wife , he has exposed his father’s nakedness . Both of them must be put to death ; their blood guilt is on themselves.

Leviticus 20:11

11 If a man goes to bed with ^{▼▼tn Heb “lies down with.” The verb שָׁכַב (shakav) “to lie down” acts as a euphemism, implying going to bed for sexual relations.} his father’s wife, he has exposed his father’s nakedness. ^{▼▼sn See the note on Lev 18:7 above.} Both of them must be put to death; their blood guilt is on themselves. ^{▼▼tn See the note on v. 9 above.}