Leviticus 20:17

American Standard Version (1901)

And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 18:9 : 9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
  • Deut 27:22 : 22 Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
  • 2 Sam 13:12 : 12 And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.
  • Ezek 22:11 : 11 And one hath committed abomination with his neighbor's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter.
  • Gen 20:12 : 12 And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Lev 20:18-21
    4 verses
    88%

    18And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath made naked her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

    19And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister; for he hath made naked his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.

    20And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

    21And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

  • Lev 18:6-20
    15 verses
    85%

    6None of you shall approach to any that are near of kin to him, to uncover [their] nakedness: I am Jehovah.

    7The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

    8The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.

    9The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

    10The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.

    11The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

    12Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman.

    13Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

    14Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.

    15Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

    16Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.

    17Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

    18And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival [to her], to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.

    19And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

    20And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.

  • 22Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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    10In thee have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity.

    11And one hath committed abomination with his neighbor's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter.

  • Lev 20:11-16
    6 verses
    79%

    11And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

    12And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.

    13And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

    14And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.

    15And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.

    16And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

  • 30A man shall not take his father's wife, and shall not uncover his father's skirt.

  • Lev 21:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,

    3and for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, that hath had no husband; for her may he defile himself.

  • 20Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife, because he hath uncovered his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • 13and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, and she be not taken in the act;

  • 18So she uncovered her whoredoms, and uncovered her nakedness: then my soul was alienated from her, like as my soul was alienated from her sister.

  • Lev 15:16-18
    3 verses
    72%

    16And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.

    17And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.

    18The woman also with whom a man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.

  • 20And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; they shall be punished; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

  • 11And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come, lie with me, my sister.

  • 25And they shall go in to no dead person to defile themselves; but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.

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    20But if this thing be true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the damsel;

    21then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the harlot in her father's house: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.

  • 27The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.

  • 31And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot?

  • 4And if the people at the land do at all hide their eyes from that man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and put him not to death;

  • 9And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the harlot, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.

  • 4and it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, then shalt thou inquire diligently; and, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel,

  • 16But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.