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Leviticus 18:7

⁵ Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.

⁶ None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.

You must not expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.

⁸ You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; it would dishonor your father.

⁹ You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.

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.

Compare

BSB: You must not expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.
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.
WEB: “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the nakedness of your mother: she is your mother. You shall not uncover her nakedness.
ASV: The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
DARBY: The nakedness of thy father, and the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother: thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
BLB: The nakedness of your father and the nakedness of your mother you shall not uncover. She [is] your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness.

ÅB: Din fars og din mors leie skal du ikke vanære; hun er din mor, du skal ikke ha omgang med henne.
OTB: Du skal ikke avdekke din fars nakenhet, som er din mors nakenhet. Hun er din mor; avdekk ikke hennes nakenhet.
B1930: Din fars og din mors leie skal du ikke vanære; hun er din mor, du skal ikke ha omgang med henne.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Leviticus 20:11
If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
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Ezekiel 22:10
In you they have uncovered the nakedness of their fathers; in you they violate women during their menstrual impurity.
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Leviticus 20:14
If a man marries both a woman and her mother, it is depraved. Both he and they must be burned in the fire, so that there will be no depravity among you.
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Leviticus 18:8–16
You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; it would dishonor your father.
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