Leviticus 18:11

Leviticus 18:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, brought up in your father's family, since she is your sister.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, begotten by your father—she is your sister—you shall not uncover her nakedness.

Context of Leviticus 18:11

9You must not have sexual intercourse with your sister, whether she is your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she is born in the same household or born outside it; you must not have sexual intercourse with either of them. 10You must not expose the nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter by having sexual intercourse with them, because they are your own nakedness. You must not have sexual intercourse with the daughter of your father’s wife born of your father; she is your sister. You must not have intercourse with her. 12You must not have sexual intercourse with your father’s sister; she is your father’s flesh. 13You must not have sexual intercourse with your mother’s sister, because she is your mother’s flesh.

Leviticus 18:11 word by word

עֶרְוַ֨ת בַּת־אֵ֤שֶׁת אָבִ֙יךָ֙ מוֹלֶ֣דֶת אָבִ֔יךָ אֲחוֹתְךָ֖ הִ֑וא לֹ֥א תְגַלֶּ֖ה עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The nakednessעֶרְוָה‛ervâh · nakednessH6172
• of thy father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• wife’sאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• begottenמוֹלֶ֫דֶתmôledeth · relativesH4138
• thy sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
• thou shalt not uncoverגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: uncoverH1540

Commentaries on Leviticus 18:11

• 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 18:11

• Abomination
• Copulation
• Incest
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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