If a man marries both a woman and her mother, it is wicked. Both he and they must be burned in the fire, so that no wickedness will be among you. The death by burning for marrying a woman and her mother — the violation of Leviticus 18:17 — is described as wicked (zimah, the strongest negative evaluation in chapter 18). The burning in fire communicates the severity of the violation: the most severe method of execution for the most severe evaluation. The so that no wickedness will be among you communicates the community-protective purpose of the penalty.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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