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Leviticus 18:13 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 18 · verse 13
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she is thy mother’s near kinswoman.Leviticus 18:13 · King James Version
Leviticus 18:13 in context
11The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
12Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman.
13Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she is thy mother’s near kinswoman.
14Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
15Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- nakednessʻervâhnudity, literally or figurativelyH6172 →
- mother'sʼêma motherH517 →
- uncovergâlâhto denudeH1540 →
- sisterʼâchôwtha sister , literally and figuratively)H269 →
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These laws relate to the seventh commandment, and, no doubt, are obligatory on us under the gospel, for they are consonant to the very light and law of nature: one of the articles, that of a man's having his father's wife, the apostle speaks of as a sin not so much as named among the Gentiles, Co1 5:1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-18