Leviticus 18:9
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, whether from father or from mother, whether she was born at home or abroad.
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In Context
8You shall not expose the nakedness of your father’s wife; for it is the nakedness of your father.
Cross References
Leviticus 18:11You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, whom she bore to your father, and who is your sister.
Deuteronomy 27:22Cursed be he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father, or of his mother. And all the people shall say: Amen.
2 Samuel 13:12She answered him: “Do not do so, my brother! Do not force me. For no such thing must be done in Israel. Do not choose to do this senseless act.
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 →