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Leviticus 20:18

16 If a woman approaches any animal to mate with it, you must kill both the woman and the animal. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

17 If a man marries his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he shall bear his iniquity.

If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.

19 You must not have sexual relations with the sister of your mother or your father, for it is exposing one’s own kin; both shall bear their iniquity.

20 If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle. They will bear their sin; they shall die childless.

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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
If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.
KJV
And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
WEB
“‘If a man lies with a woman having her monthly period, and uncovers her nakedness, he has made her fountain naked, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
ASV
And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath made naked her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
DARBY
And if a man shall lie with a woman in her infirmity, and uncover her nakedness, her flux doth he lay bare, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood; and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
BLB
And a man, if he lies with a menstruating woman and uncovers her nakedness, he has exposed her flow and she has uncovered the flow of her blood. And the two of them shall be cut off from among their people.
ÅB
Når en mann ligger hos en kvinne som har sin månedlige urenhet, og har omgang med henne, da har han avdekket hennes kilde, og hun har avdekket sitt blods kilde; de skal begge utryddes av sitt folk.
OTB
‘Hvis en mann har seksuell omgang med en kvinne under hennes menstruasjonsperiode, har han eksponert kilden til hennes strøm, og hun har avdekket den. Begge skal utryddes fra sitt folk.
B1930
Når en mann ligger hos en kvinne som har sin månedlige urenhet, og har omgang med henne, da har han avdekket hennes kilde, og hun har avdekket sitt blods kilde; de skal begge utryddes av sitt folk.

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  • Leviticus 18:19

    You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.

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  • Leviticus 15:24

    If a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.

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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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  • Ezekiel 18:6

    He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.

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