Leviticus 18:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.”
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“You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And unto a woman in the separation of her uncleanness thou dost not draw near to uncover her nakedness.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 18:19 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 12:2“Say to the Israelites, ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days, as she is during the days of her menstruation.
- Leviticus 15:19When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 15:24If a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.
- Leviticus 20:18If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.
- Ezekiel 18:6He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.
- Ezekiel 22:10In you they have uncovered the nakedness of their fathers; in you they violate women during their menstrual impurity.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).