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Penalty Added to Prohibition
Commentators explain that this verse adds the specific penalty (death) to a prohibition already established in Leviticus 18:15. Matthew Henry notes that this repetition of the law, or 'line upon line,' was intentional to emphasize the seriousness of the sin in God's eyes.
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Leviticus
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Charles Ellicott
On Leviticus 20:12
19th Century
Bishop
With his daughter in law. —See Notes on Leviticus 18:15.
John Gill
On Leviticus 20:12
17th Century
Pastor
If a man lie with his daughter in law
His son's wife, whether in the lifetime of his son, or after his death, or whe…
Matthew Henry
On Leviticus 20:10–27
17th Century
Minister
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was necessary that there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that He has tau…