Leviticus 18:9

You may not take your sister, the daughter of your father or of your mother, wherever her birth took place, among you or in another country.

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The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

In Context

8And you may not have sex relations with your father's wife: she is your father's.

10You may not have sex relations with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, for they are part of yourself;

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Cross References

Leviticus 18:11Or your father's wife's daughter, the child of your father, for she is your sister.

Deuteronomy 27:22Cursed is he who has sex relations with his sister, the daughter of his father or of his mother. And let all the people say, So be it.

2 Samuel 13:12And answering him, she said, O my brother, do not put shame on me; it is not right for such a thing to be done in Israel: do not this evil thing.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 18:7-19

Incest Defined and Forbidden; Against Marrying Near Relations. ( b. c. 1490.) 6 None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord . 7 The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 8 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness. 9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she… Read the whole commentary →

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