Leviticus 18:7

עֶרְוַת אָבִיךָ וְעֶרְוַת אִמְּךָ לֹא תְגַלֵּה אִמְּךָ הִוא לֹא תְגַלֶּה עֶרְוָתָֽהּ ׃ ס

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6אִישׁ אִישׁ אֶל ־ כָּל ־ שְׁאֵר בְּשָׂרוֹ לֹא תִקְרְבוּ לְגַלּוֹת עֶרְוָה אֲנִי יְהוָֽה ׃ ס

8עֶרְוַת אֵֽשֶׁת ־ אָבִיךָ לֹא תְגַלֵּה עֶרְוַת אָבִיךָ הִֽוא ׃ ס

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Cross References

Leviticus 18:8עֶרְוַת אֵֽשֶׁת ־ אָבִיךָ לֹא תְגַלֵּה עֶרְוַת אָבִיךָ הִֽוא ׃ ס

Leviticus 20:14וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִקַּח אֶת ־ אִשָּׁה וְאֶת ־ אִמָּהּ זִמָּה הִוא בָּאֵשׁ יִשְׂרְפוּ אֹתוֹ וְאֶתְהֶן וְלֹא ־ תִהְיֶה זִמָּה בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם ׃

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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