Leviticus 18:7
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother: she is thy mother, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
6No man shall approach to her that is near of kin to him, to uncover her nakedness. I am the Lord.
8Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife: for it is the nakedness of thy father.
Cross References
Leviticus 18:8Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife: for it is the nakedness of thy father.
Leviticus 20:14If any man after marrying the daughter, marry her mother, he hath done a heinous crime: he shall be burnt alive with them: neither shall so great an abomination remain in the midst of you.
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 →