Leviticus 20:14 (GNV)

Passage

Likewise he that taketh a wife and her mother, committeth wickednesse: they shall burne him and them with fire, that there be no wickednes among you.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 20:12 Also the man that lyeth with his daughter in lawe, they both shall dye the death, they haue wrought abomination, their blood shalbe vpon them.

Leviticus 20:13 The man also that lyeth with the male, as one lyeth with a woman, they haue both committed abomination: they shall dye the death, their blood shalbe vpon them.

Leviticus 20:14 Likewise he that taketh a wife and her mother, committeth wickednesse: they shall burne him and them with fire, that there be no wickednes among you.

Leviticus 20:15 Also the man that lyeth with a beast, shall dye the death, and ye shall slay the beast.

Leviticus 20:16 And if a woman come to any beast, and lye therewith, then thou shalt kill the woman and the beast: they shall die the death, their blood shalbe vpon them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "likewise", "taketh", "wife", "mother", "committeth", "wickednesse", "shall", and "burne". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "likewise" and "taketh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "The man also that lyeth with the..." into verse 15's "Also the man that lyeth with a...", so "likewise" and "taketh" 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 "likewise" and "taketh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.