Leviticus 18:16
+ 18:16. Lev 18:16 (Lev 18:24-30) (#7.451): Not to have sexual relations with your brother’s wife (sister-in-law) “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife. It is your brother’s nakedness.
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In The King James Version
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 25:5+ 25:5. Deut 25:5 (#7.480): T. The widow whose husband has died and remains childless shall only marry her deceased husband’s brother / R. The widow must not remarry until the ties with her brother-in-law are removed T. Example: Ruth [Friend] had to be released from the nameless first kinsman before Boaz [In majesty, in strength], the second kinsman, was able to act as go'el ·redeemer / kinsman· to Ruth (Ruth 4:4-10) If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies, and has no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married outside to a stranger. + 25:5. Deut 25:5 (#7.481): T. The brother-in-law is to marry the widow of his brother, should he die and his brother is childless / R. To preform yavam ·brother-in-law’s duty· T. Note: In Hebrew, the brother-in-law is called the yavam ·husband’s brother·, the widow is called the yevamah ·(deceased) husband’s wife·, thus the arrangement is called yavam ·brother-in-law’s duty· Her husband’s brother shall go in to her, and take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her.
Matthew 22:24saying, “ Rabbi ·Teacher·, Moses [Drawn out] said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.’ + 22:24. Quoted from Deut 25:5-6
Mark 12:19“ Rabbi ·Teacher·, Moses [Drawn out] wrote to us, ‘If a man’s brother dies, and leaves a wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.’ + 12:19. Quoted from Deut 25:5-6
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 →