Leviticus 20:11 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 20:9 For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

Leviticus 20:10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

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

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

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And the man that committeth adultery with..." into verse 12's "And if a man lie with his...", so "lieth" and "father" 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" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.