Leviticus 18:11

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“You must not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.”

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BSBPD

“You must not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`The nakedness of a daughter of thy father's wife, begotten of thy father, she <FI>is<Fi> thy sister; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 18:11 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 18:9You 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.
  2. 2 Samuel 13:12“No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not humiliate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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