Leviticus 18:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You must not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.”
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“You must not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`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 DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 18:12 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 6:20And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
- 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.
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