Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’Do not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter; that would dishonor you. New Living Translation “Do not have sexual relations with your granddaughter, whether she is your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for this would violate yourself. English Standard Version You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter or of your daughter’s daughter, for their nakedness is your own nakedness. Berean Standard Bible You must not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for that would shame your family. King James Bible The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness. New King James Version The nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for theirs is your own nakedness. New American Standard Bible The nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for their nakedness is yours. NASB 1995 ‘The nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for their nakedness is yours. NASB 1977 ‘The nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for their nakedness is yours. Legacy Standard Bible The nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for their nakedness is yours. Amplified Bible You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter; their nakedness you shall not uncover, for they are your own nakedness [that is, your own descendants]. Christian Standard Bible You are not to have sexual intercourse with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for they are your family. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are not to have sexual intercourse with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, because it will shame your family. American Standard Version The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness. Contemporary English Version Don't disgrace yourself by having sex with your granddaughter English Revised Version The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness. GOD'S WORD® Translation Never have sexual intercourse with your granddaughter, whether she is your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, because she is related to you. Good News Translation Do not have intercourse with your granddaughter; that would be a disgrace to you. International Standard Version "You are not to have sexual relations with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter. You are not to have sexual relations with them, because their nakedness is your own nakedness. Majority Standard Bible You must not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for that would shame your family. NET Bible You 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. New Heart English Bible "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's daughter, or of your daughter's daughter, even their nakedness: for theirs is your own nakedness. Webster's Bible Translation The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thy own nakedness. World English Bible “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter, or of your daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness; for theirs is your own nakedness. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe nakedness of your son’s daughter, or of your daughter’s daughter—you do not uncover their nakedness; for theirs [is] your nakedness. Young's Literal Translation The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter: thou dost not uncover their nakedness; for theirs is thy nakedness. Smith's Literal Translation The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, thou shalt not uncover their nakedness, for theirs is thy nakedness. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy son's daughter, or thy daughter's daughter: because it is thy own nakedness. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter, or your daughter’s daughter; for it is your own nakedness. New American Bible You shall not have intercourse with your son’s daughter or with your daughter’s daughter, for that would be a disgrace to you. New Revised Standard Version You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter or of your daughter’s daughter, for their nakedness is your own nakedness. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall not approach your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, because they are your own kin. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The nakedness of the daughter of your son or of the daughter of your daughter, do not expose their nakedness because it is your nakedness. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover; for theirs is thine own nakedness. Brenton Septuagint Translation The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or thy daughter's daughter, their nakedness thou shalt not uncover; because it is thy nakedness. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Unlawful Sexual Relations…9You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere. 10You must not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for that would shame your family. 11You must not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.… Cross References Deuteronomy 27:22 ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ Ezekiel 22:11 One man commits an abomination with his neighbor’s wife; another wickedly defiles his daughter-in-law; and yet another violates his sister, his own father’s daughter. 1 Corinthians 5:1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. 2 Samuel 13:11-14 And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!” / “No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! / Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.” ... Genesis 19:30-36 Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains—for he was afraid to stay in Zoar—where they lived in a cave. / One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us, as is the custom over all the earth. / Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.” ... 1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Galatians 5:19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; Romans 1:24-27 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. / For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. ... 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; Ephesians 5:3 But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. Colossians 3:5 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. 1 Timothy 1:9-10 We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, / for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. Matthew 5:27-28 You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ / But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Mark 7:21-23 For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. / All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.” Treasury of Scripture The nakedness of your son's daughter, or of your daughter's daughter, even their nakedness you shall not uncover: for theirs is your own nakedness. Jump to Previous Daughter Daughter's Dishonor Nakedness Part Relations Sex Sexual Son's Theirs UncoverJump to Next Daughter Daughter's Dishonor Nakedness Part Relations Sex Sexual Son's Theirs UncoverLeviticus 18 1. Unlawful marriages and unlawful lustsYou must not have sexual relations This phrase is a direct command, emphasizing the prohibition of certain sexual behaviors. The Hebrew root for "sexual relations" is "גָּלָה עֶרְוָה" (galah ervah), which literally means "to uncover nakedness." This expression is a euphemism for sexual intercourse and is used throughout Leviticus 18 to denote illicit sexual acts. The command is clear and unequivocal, reflecting the holiness code that God established for His people. It underscores the importance of sexual purity and the sanctity of family relationships, which are foundational to the social and spiritual fabric of Israelite society. with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter for that would shame your family Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You must notלֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no have sexual relations with תְגַלֶּ֖ה (ṯə·ḡal·leh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal your son’s בִּנְךָ֙ (bin·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1323: A daughter or א֣וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if your daughter’s בַֽת־ (ḇaṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1323: A daughter daughter, בִּתְּךָ֔ (bit·tə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1323: A daughter for כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction that הֵֽנָּה׃ (hên·nāh) Pronoun - third person feminine plural Strong's 2007: Themselves would shame your family. עֶרְוָתָ֑ן (‘er·wā·ṯān) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine plural Strong's 6172: Nakedness Links Leviticus 18:10 NIVLeviticus 18:10 NLT Leviticus 18:10 ESV Leviticus 18:10 NASB Leviticus 18:10 KJV Leviticus 18:10 BibleApps.com Leviticus 18:10 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 18:10 Chinese Bible Leviticus 18:10 French Bible Leviticus 18:10 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 18:10 You shall not uncover the nakedness (Le Lv Lev.) |
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