Leviticus 18:19

Do not sleep with a woman during her menstruation. She is unclean during that time.

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Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

In Context

18You must not marry your wife's sister as a second wife and sleep with her while your first wife is alive.

20Do not sleep with your neighbor's wife and defile yourself with her in this way.

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Cross References

Leviticus 15:19When a woman menstruates, her impurity will continue for seven days, and whoever touches her will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 20:18If a man sleeps with a woman during her menstrual period and has slept with her, he has uncovered the flow of her blood, the source of her blood. Both the man and woman must be cut off from among their people.

Ezekiel 22:10Within you men uncover the nakedness of their father. Within you they have violated unclean women during their menstrual period.

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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