(A)The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or elsewhere, their nakedness you shall not uncover.

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17 ‘If a man takes his (A)sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a wicked thing. And they shall be [a]cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness. He shall bear his [b]guilt.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 20:17 Put to death
  2. Leviticus 20:17 iniquity

11 One commits abomination (A)with his neighbor’s wife; (B)another lewdly defiles his daughter-in-law; and another in you violates his sister, his father’s (C)daughter.

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11 Now when she had brought them to him to eat, (A)he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.”

12 But she answered him, “No, my brother, do not [a]force me, for (B)no such thing should be done in Israel. Do not do this (C)disgraceful thing! 13 And I, where could I take my shame? And as for you, you would be like one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; (D)for he will not withhold me from you.” 14 However, he would not heed her voice; and being stronger than she, he (E)forced her and lay with her.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 13:12 Lit. humble me

22 (A)‘Cursed is the one who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’

“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

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11 The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, begotten by your father—she is your sister—you shall not uncover her nakedness.

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