Leviticus 18:7 · KJV
“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.”
— Leviticus 18:7
None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover {their} nakedness: I {am} the LORD. {near...: Heb. remainder of his flesh}
The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it {is} thy father's nakedness.
Leviticus 18 — Context
Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I {am} the LORD.
6None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover {their} nakedness: I {am} the LORD. {near...: Heb. remainder of his flesh}
7The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she {is} thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
8The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it {is} thy father's nakedness.
9The 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.
Cross References
Leviticus 20:11
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.
Ezekiel 22:10
In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.
Leviticus 20:14
And if a man take a wife and her mother, it {is} wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
Leviticus 18:8-16
The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it {is} thy father's nakedness.
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