Leviticus 20:21-23

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²¹If a man marries his brother’s wife,^[a] this is impurity; for he has taken what belongs to his brother, and they shall be childless.

²²“You must obey all of my laws and ordinances so that I will not throw you out of your new land.^[b] ²³You must not follow the customs of the nations I cast out before you, for they do all these things I have warned you against; that is the reason I abhor them.

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Footnotes

Leviticus 20:21 his brother’s wife. However, marriage to his brother’s widow was required if she had no children. See Deuteronomy 25:5.
Leviticus 20:22 so that I will not throw you out of your new land, literally, “that the land I give you will not vomit you out again.”