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Leviticus 18:12

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.

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.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: You must not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.
KJV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman.
WEB: “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister. She is your father’s near kinswoman.
ASV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father`s sister: she is thy father`s near kinswoman.
DARBY: The nakedness of thy father's sister shalt thou not uncover: she is thy father's near relation.
BLB: The nakedness of the sister of your father you shall not uncover; she [is] a close relative of your father.

ÅB: Din fars søster skal du ikke ha omgang med; hun er din fars nære slekt.
OTB: Du skal ikke avdekke din fars søsters nakenhet; hun er din fars nære slektning.
B1930: Din fars søster skal du ikke ha omgang med; hun er din fars nære slekt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Leviticus 20:19
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.
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Exodus 6:20
And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
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