Verse 6

No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 18:7-9 : 7 Do not dishonor your father by uncovering your mother’s nakedness. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her. 8 Do not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; that would dishonor your father. 9 Do not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether born in the same household or elsewhere. 10 Do not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for that would dishonor yourself. 11 Do not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister. 12 Do not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative. 13 Do not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, because she is your mother’s close relative. 14 Do not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt. 15 Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; you must not uncover her nakedness. 16 Do not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would dishonor your brother. 17 Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. Do not take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter to uncover their nakedness; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness. 18 Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living. 19 Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during the uncleanness of her monthly period.
  • Lev 20:11-12 : 11 If a man sleeps with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness. Both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. 12 If a man sleeps with his daughter-in-law, both of them must surely be put to death. They have committed a perversion; their blood is upon them.
  • Lev 20:17-21 : 17 If a man marries his sister, whether she is the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother, and they see each other's nakedness, it is a disgrace. They shall be cut off in the sight of their people; he has uncovered his sister's nakedness and shall bear his iniquity. 18 If a man lies with a woman during her menstrual impurity and uncovers her nakedness, he has exposed her source of blood, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from among their people. 19 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister or your father's sister, for this would dishonor a close relative. They shall bear their iniquity. 20 If a man lies with his aunt, he has uncovered his uncle's nakedness. They shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. 21 If a man marries his brother's wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.