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Leviticus 18:12-14
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Leviticus 18:12-14
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12 You must not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s flesh.[a] 13 You must not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, because she is your mother’s flesh. 14 You must not expose the nakedness of your father’s brother; you must not approach his wife to have marital relations with her.[b] She is your aunt.[c]
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- Leviticus 18:12 tc A few medieval Hebrew mss, the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate all read “because she is the flesh of your father,” like the MT of v. 13.
- Leviticus 18:14 tn The expression קָרַב אֶל (qarav ʾel) means “draw near to” or “approach,” but is also used as a euphemism for the intended purpose of sexual relations.
- Leviticus 18:14 tn As in v. 12 (see the note there), some mss and versions have “because she is your aunt.”
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