Leviticus 18:7
The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, thou shalt not uncover. She is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
In Context
6No man shall come nigh to any of his own flesh to uncover the nakedness; I am the Lord.
8The nakedness of thy father’s wife thou shalt not uncover, it is thy father’s nakedness.
Cross References
Leviticus 18:8The nakedness of thy father’s wife thou shalt not uncover, it is thy father’s nakedness.
Leviticus 20:14And when a man taketh a wife along with her mother, it is wickedness; both he and they shall be burned with fire; such wickedness shall not be among 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 →