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Leviticus 18:6-18
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Leviticus 18:6-18
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6 “‘No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the Lord.
7 “‘Do not dishonor your father(A) by having sexual relations with your mother.(B) She is your mother; do not have relations with her.
8 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s wife;(C) that would dishonor your father.(D)
9 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your sister,(E) either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.(F)
10 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter; that would dishonor you.
11 “‘Do not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.
12 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s sister;(G) she is your father’s close relative.
13 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister,(H) because she is your mother’s close relative.
14 “‘Do not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt.(I)
15 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law.(J) She is your son’s wife; do not have relations with her.(K)
16 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife;(L) that would dishonor your brother.
17 “‘Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter.(M) Do not have sexual relations with either her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.
18 “‘Do not take your wife’s sister(N) as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.
Leviticus 18:6-18
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Leviticus 18:6-18
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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 be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.
11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman.
13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.
14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.
17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
18 Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
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Leviticus 20:11
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Leviticus 20:11
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11 “‘If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, he has dishonored his father.(A) Both the man and the woman are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.(B)
Leviticus 20:11
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Leviticus 20:11
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11 And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
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Leviticus 20:12
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Leviticus 20:12
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12 “‘If a man has sexual relations with his daughter-in-law,(A) both of them are to be put to death. What they have done is a perversion; their blood will be on their own heads.
Leviticus 20:12
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Leviticus 20:12
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12 And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
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Leviticus 20:17
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Leviticus 20:17
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17 “‘If a man marries his sister(A), the daughter of either his father or his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They are to be publicly removed(B) from their people. He has dishonored his sister and will be held responsible.(C)
Leviticus 20:17
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Leviticus 20:17
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17 And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
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Leviticus 20:19-21
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Leviticus 20:19-21
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19 “‘Do not have sexual relations with the sister of either your mother or your father,(A) for that would dishonor a close relative; both of you would be held responsible.
20 “‘If a man has sexual relations with his aunt,(B) he has dishonored his uncle. They will be held responsible; they will die childless.(C)
21 “‘If a man marries his brother’s wife,(D) it is an act of impurity; he has dishonored his brother. They will be childless.(E)
Leviticus 20:19-21
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Leviticus 20:19-21
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19 And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.
20 And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
21 And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
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Deuteronomy 22:30
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Deuteronomy 22:30
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Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 22:30 In Hebrew texts this verse (22:30) is numbered 23:1.
Deuteronomy 22:30
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Deuteronomy 22:30
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30 A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.
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Deuteronomy 27:20-23
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Deuteronomy 27:20-23
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20 “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he dishonors his father’s bed.”(A)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
21 “Cursed is anyone who has sexual relations with any animal.”(B)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
22 “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.”(C)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
23 “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his mother-in-law.”(D)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
Deuteronomy 27:20-23
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Deuteronomy 27:20-23
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20 Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
21 Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.
22 Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
23 Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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