Leviticus 18:13

Leviticus 18:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she is thy mother’s near kinswoman.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, because she is your mother’s close relative.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, for she is your mother's relative.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is near of kin to your mother.

Context of Leviticus 18:13

11You are not to have sexual intercourse with your father’s wife’s daughter, who is adopted by your father; she is your sister. 12You are not to have sexual intercourse with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative. You are not to have sexual intercourse with your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s close relative. 14You are not to violate the intimacy that belongs to your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual intercourse; she is your aunt. 15You are not to have sexual intercourse with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; you are not to have sex with her.

Leviticus 18:13 word by word

עֶרְוַ֥ת אֲחֽוֹת־אִמְּךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה כִּֽי־שְׁאֵ֥ר אִמְּךָ֖ הִֽוא׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt not uncoverגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: uncoverH1540
• the nakednessעֶרְוָה‛ervâh · nakednessH6172
• of thy mother’sאֵם'êm · motherH517
• sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
• near kinswomanשְׁאֵרshe'êr · fleshH7607

Commentaries on Leviticus 18:13

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13your father's sister … mother's sister: These actions would dishonor your father or mother.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-302-4. I am the Lord your God--This renewed mention of the divine sovereignty over the Israelites was intended to bear particularly on some laws that were widely different from the social customs that obtained both in Egypt and Canaan; for the enormities, which the laws enumerated in this chapter were intended to put down, were freely practised or publicly sanctioned in both of those countries; and, indeed, the extermination of the ancient Canaanites is…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 18:13

• Abomination
• Copulation
• Incest
• Marriage

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Commentaries on Leviticus 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings