John Gill Commentary Leviticus 20:11

"And the man that lieth with his father`s wife hath uncovered his father`s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." — Leviticus 20:11 (ASV)

And the man that lies with his father's wife
Whether she be his mother, or another woman, as the Targum of Jonathan; that is, whether she is his own mother, or a stepmother, or whether he did this in the lifetime of his father, or after his death, or whether she was betrothed or married, it mattered not; according to the Jewish tradition ^F4 , this is a breach of the law, (Leviticus 18:8) ; and a man guilty of this

has uncovered his father's nakedness ;
and which is a foul and shameful piece of wickedness; the penalty follows:

both of them shall be put to death ;
by casting stones on them, as the Targum of Jonathan adds; for, as before observed, wherever the following phrase,

their blood [shall be] upon them ,
is used, stoning is meant; and so, according to the Misnah ^F5 , all those were to be stoned, after mentioned, of whom this phrase is used.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F4: Misn. ut supra, (Sanhedrin, c. 7.) sect. 4.
• F5: lbid.