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Leviticus 18:6

Marriage

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 judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

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.

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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
None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.
KJV
None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.
WEB
“‘None of you shall approach any close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.
ASV
None of you shall approach to any that are near of kin to him, to uncover [their] nakedness: I am Jehovah.
DARBY
No one shall approach to any that is his near relation, to uncover his nakedness: I am Jehovah.
BLB
Any man shall not draw near to any close relative of his flesh to uncover nakedness. I [am] YHWH.
ÅB
Ingen av dere skal røre ved noen kvinne av sin nære slekt for å ha omgang med henne; jeg er Herren.
OTB
'Ingen av dere skal nærme seg noen nær slektning for å ha seksuelle relasjoner. Jeg er Herren.
B1930
Ingen av eder skal røre ved nogen kvinne av sin nære slekt for å ha omgang med henne; jeg er Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 20:17–21

    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 18:7–19

    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.

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  • Leviticus 20:11–12

    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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