Leviticus 20:10 (YLT)

Passage

`And a man who committeth adultery with a man's wife--who committeth adultery with the wife of his neighbour--the adulterer and the adulteress are surely put to death.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 20:8 and ye have kept My statutes and have done them; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, sanctifying you.

Leviticus 20:9 `For any man who revileth his father and his mother is certainly put to death; his father and his mother he hath reviled: his blood <FI>is<Fi> on him.

Leviticus 20:10 `And a man who committeth adultery with a man's wife--who committeth adultery with the wife of his neighbour--the adulterer and the adulteress are surely put to death.

Leviticus 20:11 `And a man who lieth with his father's wife--the nakedness of his father he hath uncovered--both of them are certainly put to death; their blood <FI>is<Fi> on them.

Leviticus 20:12 `And a man who lieth with his daughter-in-law--both of them are certainly put to death; confusion they have made; their blood <FI>is<Fi> on them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "committeth", "adultery", "man's", "wife--who", and "neighbour--the". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "committeth" and "adultery", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "For any man who revileth his father..." into verse 11's "And a man who lieth with his...", so "committeth" and "adultery" 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 "committeth" and "adultery" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.