Leviticus 18:12

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“You must not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.”

What this verse means

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BSBPD

“You must not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`The nakedness of a sister of thy father thou dost not uncover; she <FI>is<Fi> a relation of thy father.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 18:12 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 6:20And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
  2. Leviticus 20:19You must not have sexual relations with the sister of your mother or your father, for it is exposing one’s own kin; both shall bear their iniquity.

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

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