Leviticus 20
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Leviticus 20:17-18

17If a manH376 marriesH3947 his sisterH269, whether the daughterH1323 of his fatherH1 orH176 of his motherH517, and they have sexual relationsH7200H853H6172H1931,1 itH1931 is a disgraceH2617. They must be cut offH3772 in the sightH5869 ofH1121 their peopleH5971. He has uncoveredH1540 the nakednessH6172 of his sisterH269; he shall bearH5375 his iniquityH5771.

18If a manH376 liesH7901 withH853 a menstruatingH1739 womanH802 and has sexual relations with herH1540,2 he has exposedH6168 the source of her flowH4726, and sheH1931 has uncoveredH1540 the sourceH4726 of her bloodH1818. BothH8147 of them must be cut offH3772 from amongH7130 their peopleH5971.

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Notes

  1. 1. Leviticus 20:17 Literally and he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness ↩
  2. 2. Leviticus 20:18 Literally uncovers her nakedness; similarly in verse 19 ↩

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