Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’Do 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. New Living Translation “Do not have sexual relations with your sister or half sister, whether she is your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born into your household or someone else’s. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible You 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. King James Bible The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. New King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible As for the nakedness of your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether born in the household or born outside the household, you shall not uncover their nakedness. NASB 1995 The nakedness of your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether born at home or born outside, their nakedness you shall not uncover. NASB 1977 ‘The nakedness of your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether born at home or born outside, their nakedness you shall not uncover. Legacy Standard Bible The nakedness of your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether born at home or born outside, their nakedness you shall not uncover. Amplified Bible You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, either the daughter of your father or of your mother, whether born at home or born elsewhere. Christian Standard Bible You are not to have sexual intercourse with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s, whether born at home or born elsewhere. You are not to have sex with her. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are not to have sexual intercourse with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s, whether born at home or born elsewhere. You are not to have sex with her. American Standard Version The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. Contemporary English Version Don't have sex with your sister or stepsister, whether you grew up together or not. English Revised Version The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. GOD'S WORD® Translation Never have sexual intercourse with your stepsister, whether she is your father's daughter or your mother's daughter. It makes no difference whether or not she was born in your house. Good News Translation Do not have intercourse with your sister or your stepsister, whether or not she was brought up in the same house with you. International Standard Version "You are not to have sexual relations with your sister, whether she's your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether she's born in your home or outside your home. You are not to have sexual relations with her. Majority Standard Bible You 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. NET Bible You must not have sexual intercourse with your sister, whether she is your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether she is born in the same household or born outside it; you must not have sexual intercourse with either of them. New Heart English Bible "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home, or born abroad. Webster's Bible Translation The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. World English Bible “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or born abroad. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe nakedness of your sister, daughter of your father, or daughter of your mother, born at home or born outside—you do not uncover their nakedness. Young's Literal Translation 'The nakedness of thy sister, daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, born at home or born without; thou dost not uncover their nakedness. Smith's Literal Translation The nakedness of thy sister, daughter of thy father or daughter of thy mother, born within or born without, thou shalt not uncover their nakedness. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy sister by father or by mother, whether born at home or abroad. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, whether from father or from mother, whether she was born at home or abroad. New American Bible You shall not have intercourse with your sister, your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in your own household or born elsewhere. New Revised Standard Version You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether born at home or born abroad. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall not approach your sister, the daughter of your father or the daughter of your mother, whether she is begotten of your father or of another man. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father or the daughter of your mother who is the child of your father or of another man, do not reveal her nakedness. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. Brenton Septuagint Translation The nakedness of thy sister by thy father or by thy mother, born at home or abroad, their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Unlawful Sexual Relations…8You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; it would dishonor your father. 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.… 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!’ 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.” ... 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. Genesis 20:12 Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife. 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 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. 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. 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; Galatians 5:19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; Romans 1:26-27 For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. / Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. 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 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. 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 sister, the daughter of your father, or daughter of your mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness you shall not uncover. Leviticus 20:17 And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity. Deuteronomy 27:22 Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. 2 Samuel 13:11-14 And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister… Jump to Previous Abroad Birth Born Country Daughter Either Elsewhere Father's Home Mother Mother's Nakedness Outside Relations Sexual Sister Uncover Wherever WhetherJump to Next Abroad Birth Born Country Daughter Either Elsewhere Father's Home Mother Mother's Nakedness Outside Relations Sexual Sister Uncover Wherever WhetherLeviticus 18 1. Unlawful marriages and unlawful lustsYou must not have sexual relations This phrase is a direct command from God, emphasizing the prohibition of incestuous relationships. 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, highlighting the sacredness and boundaries God places around sexual relations. In the ancient Near Eastern context, such prohibitions were crucial for maintaining family integrity and social order. The command underscores the importance of purity and holiness in the community of Israel, setting them apart from surrounding nations whose practices often included incestuous relationships. with your sister either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere 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 sister, אֲחֽוֹתְךָ֤ (’ă·ḥō·wṯ·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister either your father’s אָבִ֙יךָ֙ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father daughter בַת־ (ḇaṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1323: A daughter or א֣וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if your mother’s daughter, אִמֶּ֔ךָ (’im·me·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) whether she was born מוֹלֶ֣דֶת (mō·w·le·ḏeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4138: Nativity, lineage, native country, offspring, family in the same home בַּ֔יִת (ba·yiṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house or א֖וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if elsewhere. ח֑וּץ (ḥūṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors Links Leviticus 18:9 NIVLeviticus 18:9 NLT Leviticus 18:9 ESV Leviticus 18:9 NASB Leviticus 18:9 KJV Leviticus 18:9 BibleApps.com Leviticus 18:9 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 18:9 Chinese Bible Leviticus 18:9 French Bible Leviticus 18:9 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 18:9 You shall not uncover the nakedness (Le Lv Lev.) |
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