Leviticus 18:7
“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the nakedness of your mother: she is your mother. You shall not uncover her nakedness.
World Messianic Bible
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In Context
6“‘None of you shall approach any close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.
8“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife. It is your father’s nakedness.
Cross References
Leviticus 18:8“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife. It is your father’s nakedness.
Leviticus 20:14“‘If a man takes a wife and her mother, it is wickedness. They shall be burned with fire, both he and they, that there may be no wickedness 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 →