Leviticus 18:12

Leviticus 18:12 in other versions

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

Context of Leviticus 18:12

10Do not have sex with any granddaughter. That would make you ashamed. 11Do not have sex with the daughter of your father and his wife. She is your sister. Do not have sex with your father's sister. She is his near relative. 13Do not have sex with your mother's sister. She is her near relative. 14Do not have sex with the wife of your father's brother. That would make your uncle ashamed. His wife is your aunt.

Leviticus 18:12 word by word

עֶרְוַ֥ת אֲחוֹת־אָבִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה שְׁאֵ֥ר אָבִ֖יךָ הִֽוא׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt not uncoverגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: uncoverH1540
• the nakednessעֶרְוָה‛ervâh · nakednessH6172
• of thy father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
• near kinswomanשְׁאֵרshe'êr · fleshH7607

Cross-references for Leviticus 18:12

• Leviticus 20:19A man must not have sex with his mother's sister or with his father's sister. They are both doing a wrong thing. They are taking away the family's honour. Their sin causes their punishment.
• Exodus 6:20Amram married Jochebed, his father's sister. Aaron and Moses were their sons. Amram lived for 137 years.

Commentaries on Leviticus 18:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Thy father‘s sister - The instance of Amram and Jochebed Exodus 6:20 seems to show that marriage with an aunt was not considered wrong by the Israelites when they were in Egypt.Read the comment
• 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 18:12

• 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