Leviticus 18:6
No person whatsoever, unto any of the near kin of his own flesh, shall approach to uncover the parts of shame,—I, am Yahweh.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Genesis 19:33So they caused their father to drink wine that night,—and the firstborn went in. and lay with her father, but he noticed not her lying down nor her rising up.
Leviticus 20:11And any man who lieth with his father’s wife, the shame of his father, hath uncovered,—they both shall, surely be put to death—their blood shall be upon themselves.
Leviticus 21:2Saving for his kin, that are near unto him, for his mother or for his father, or for his son or for his daughter, or for his brother;
Ezekiel 22:11And, one man, with the wife of his neighbour, hath wrought abomination, And another, hath defiled, his daughter-in-law, by shameful deed,— And another, his own sister daughter of his own father, hath humbled in thee:
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 18:2-6
Cautions against Idolatrous Practices. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God. 3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. 4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God. 5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my… Read the whole commentary →