Lev 20:17 | NET2full | STEP | “‘If a man has marital relations with his sister , whether the daughter of his father or of his mother , so that he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness , it is a disgrace . They must be cut off in the sight of the children of their people . He has exposed his sister’s nakedness ; he will bear his punishment for iniquity .

‏ Leviticus 20:17

17 “‘If a man has marital relations with ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew verb לָקַח (laqakh) “to take” sometimes means to take a woman in marriage (cf. Gen 34:16; Lev 20:14; and see HALOT 534 s.v. לקח) as understood by, e.g., NIV, NCV, TEV, CEV. It is possible that expression here simply means to have sexual relations, or that it does so in combination with the following two clauses. See note at v. 14.} his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, so that he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of the children of their people. ^{▼▼tn Regarding the “cut off” penalty, see the note on Lev 7:20.} He has exposed his sister’s nakedness; he will bear his punishment for iniquity. ^{▼▼tn See the note on Lev 17:16 above.}