“None of you shall approach any one of his close relatives to uncover nakedness. I am the Lord.

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17 (A)“If a man takes his sister, a daughter of his father or a daughter of his mother, and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace, and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people. He has uncovered his sister's nakedness, and he shall bear his iniquity. 18 (B)If a man lies with a woman during her menstrual period and uncovers her nakedness, he has made naked her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from among their people. 19 (C)You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister or of your father's sister, for that is to make naked (D)one's relative; they shall bear their iniquity. 20 (E)If a man lies with his uncle's wife, he has uncovered his uncle's nakedness; they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. 21 (F)If a man takes his brother's wife, it is impurity.[a] He has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 20:21 Literally menstrual impurity

(A)You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, which is the nakedness of your mother; she is your mother, you shall not uncover her nakedness. (B)You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife; it is your father's nakedness. (C)You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether brought up in the family or in another home. 10 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's daughter or of your daughter's daughter, for their nakedness is your own nakedness. 11 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. 12 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister; she is your father's relative. 13 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, for she is your mother's relative. 14 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother, that is, you shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt. 15 (D)You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son's wife, you shall not uncover her nakedness. 16 (E)You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife; it is your brother's nakedness. 17 You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, and you shall not take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter to uncover her nakedness; they are relatives; it is depravity. 18 And you shall not take a woman as a (F)rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness (G)while her sister is still alive.

19 (H)“You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness while she is in her menstrual uncleanness.

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11 (A)If a man lies with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. 12 (B)If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have committed (C)perversion; their blood is upon them.

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