Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 18:7-17

7The nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thy fatherאָבִ֛יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,or the nakednessוְעֶרְוַ֥תve.'er.VatH6172of thy motherאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517,shalt thou not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540: she isthy motherאִמְּךָ֣'i.me.KhaH517;thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

8The nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thy father’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802shalt thou not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540: it isthy father’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.

9The nakednessעֶרְוַ֨ת'er.VatH6172of thy sisterאֲחֽוֹתְךָ֤'a.chot.KhaH269,the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,or daughterבַת־vat-H1323of thy motherאִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khaH517, whether she bebornמוֹלֶ֣דֶתmo.Le.detH4138at homeבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004,or bornמוֹלֶ֣דֶתmo.Le.detH4138abroadח֑וּץChutzH2351, eventheir nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽן׃ ס'er.va.TanH6172thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540.

10The nakednessעֶרְוַ֤ת'er.VatH6172of thy son’sבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,or of thy daughter’sבַֽת־vat-H1323daughterבִּתְּךָ֔bi.te.KhaH1323, eventheir nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֑ן'er.va.TanH6172thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540:for theirsהֵֽנָּה׃ סHe.nahH2007isthine own nakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172.

11The nakednessעֶרְוַ֨ת'er.VatH6172of thy father’sאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1wife’sאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,begottenמוֹלֶ֣דֶתmo.Le.detH4138of thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, she isthy sisterאֲחוֹתְךָ֖'a.chot.KhaH269,thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

12Thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thy father’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sisterאֲחוֹת־'a.chot-H269: she isthy father’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1near kinswomanשְׁאֵ֥רshe.'ErH7607.

13Thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thy mother’sאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517sisterאֲחֽוֹת־'a.chot-H269: for she isthy mother’sאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517near kinswomanשְׁאֵ֥רshe.'ErH7607.

14Thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thy father’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251,thou shalt not approachתִקְרָ֔בtik.RavH7126to his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802: she isthine auntדֹּדָֽתְךָ֖do.da.te.KhaH1733.

15Thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thy daughter in lawכַּלָּֽתְךָ֖ka.la.te.KhaH3618: she isthy son’sבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802;thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

16Thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thy brother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802: it isthy brother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.

17Thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of a womanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802and her daughterוּבִתָּ֖הּu.vi.TahH1323,neither shalt thou takeתִקַּח֙ti.KachH3947her son’sבְּנָ֞הּbe.NahH1121daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,or her daughter’sבַּת־bat-H1323daughterבִּתָּ֗הּbi.TahH1323,to uncoverלְגַלּ֣וֹתle.ga.LotH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֔הּ'er.va.TahH6172; for they areher near kinswomenשַׁאֲרָ֥הsha.'a.RahH7608: it iswickednessזִמָּ֥הzi.MahH2154.

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