Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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Gill's Exposition
Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife,.... As Reuben did, and which is forbidden Lev 18:8,
because he uncovereth his father's skirt; see Deu 22:30,
and all the people shall say Amen; the…
Compare Jos 8:32-35. The solemnity was apparently designed only for the single occasion on which it actually took place. Deu 27:12, Deu 27:13 The tribes appointed to stand on Gerizim to bless the…
When the law was written, to be seen and read by all men, the sanctions of it were to be published, which, to complete the solemnity of their covenanting with God, they were deliberately to declare…
Cambridge Bible
See on Deu 22:30 (Deu 23:1); H, Lev 18:8; Lev 20:11.
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