Leviticus 18:7

KJV

The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

— Leviticus 18:7, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Leviticus Chapter 18 connects to 5 cross-references. Prohibited sexual relations are enumerated, framed by warnings not to follow the practices of Egypt or Canaan: intercourse is forbidden between parent and child, sibling, step-sibling, grandchild, aunt, uncle's wife, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, a woman and her daughter or granddaughter, two …

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Other Translations

ASV

The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

YLT

`The nakedness of thy father and the nakedness of thy mother thou dost not uncover, she <FI>is<Fi> thy mother; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.

BBE

You may not have sex relations with your father or your mother: she is your mother, you may not take her.

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