Leviticus 20:11 (DBY)

Passage

And a man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall certainly be put to death; their blood is upon them.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 20:9 Whatever man revileth his father and his mother shall certainly be put to death: he hath reviled his father and his mother; his blood is upon him.

Leviticus 20:10 And a man that committeth adultery with a man's wife, who committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall certainly be put to death.

Leviticus 20:11 And a man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall certainly be put to death; their blood is upon them.

Leviticus 20:12 And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall certainly be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood is upon them.

Leviticus 20:13 And if a man lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall certainly be put to death; their blood is upon them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lieth", "father's", "wife", "hath", "uncovered", "nakedness", and "both". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lieth" and "father's", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And a man that committeth adultery with..." into verse 12's "And if a man lie with his...", so "lieth" and "father's" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lieth" and "father's" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.