Leviticus 18:7
Thou shalt not vncouer the shame of thy father, nor the shame of thy mother: for she is thy mother, thou shalt not discouer her shame.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
6None shall come neere to any of ye kinred of his flesh to vncouer her shame: I am the Lord.
8The shame of thy fathers wife shalt thou not discouer: for it is thy fathers shame.
Cross References
Leviticus 18:8The shame of thy fathers wife shalt thou not discouer: for it is thy fathers shame.
Leviticus 20:14Likewise he that taketh a wife and her mother, committeth wickednesse: they shall burne him and them with fire, that there be no wickednes 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 →