Leviticus 18:6

World English Bible (2000)

"'None of you shall approach anyone who are his close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am Yahweh.

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  • Lev 18:7-9 : 7 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the nakedness of your mother: she is your mother. You shall not uncover her nakedness. 8 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife: it is your father's nakedness. 9 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home, or born abroad. 10 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's daughter, or of your daughter's daughter, even their nakedness: for theirs is your own nakedness. 11 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, conceived by your father, since she is your sister. 12 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister: she is your father's near kinswoman. 13 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister: for she is your mother's near kinswoman. 14 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother, you shall not approach his wife: she is your aunt. 15 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law: she is your son's wife. You shall not uncover her nakedness. 16 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife: it is your brother's nakedness. 17 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter. You shall not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are near kinswomen: it is wickedness. 18 "'You shall not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is yet alive. 19 "'You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.
  • Lev 20:11-12 : 11 "'The man who lies with his father's wife has uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 12 "'If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have committed a perversion; their blood shall be upon them.
  • Lev 20:17-21 : 17 "'If a man takes his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness; it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he has uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity. 18 "'If a man lies with a woman having her monthly period, and uncovers her nakedness; he has made naked her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people. 19 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, nor of your father's sister; for he has made naked his close relative: they shall bear their iniquity. 20 If a man lies with his uncle's wife, he has uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. 21 "'If a man takes his brother's wife, it is an impurity: he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Lev 18:7-24
    18 verses
    88%

    7 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the nakedness of your mother: she is your mother. You shall not uncover her nakedness.

    8 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife: it is your father's nakedness.

    9 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home, or born abroad.

    10 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's daughter, or of your daughter's daughter, even their nakedness: for theirs is your own nakedness.

    11 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, conceived by your father, since she is your sister.

    12 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister: she is your father's near kinswoman.

    13 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister: for she is your mother's near kinswoman.

    14 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother, you shall not approach his wife: she is your aunt.

    15 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law: she is your son's wife. You shall not uncover her nakedness.

    16 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife: it is your brother's nakedness.

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

    18 "'You shall not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is yet alive.

    19 "'You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

    20 "'You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, and defile yourself with her.

    21 "'You shall not give any of your children to sacrifice to Molech; neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am Yahweh.

    22 "'You shall not lie with a man, as with a woman. That is detestable.

    23 "'You shall not lie with any animal to defile yourself with it; neither shall any woman give herself to an animal, to lie down with it: it is a perversion.

    24 "'Don't defile yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations which I am casting out before you were defiled.

  • Lev 20:17-21
    5 verses
    83%

    17 "'If a man takes his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness; it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he has uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

    18 "'If a man lies with a woman having her monthly period, and uncovers her nakedness; he has made naked her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

    19 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, nor of your father's sister; for he has made naked his close relative: they shall bear their iniquity.

    20 If a man lies with his uncle's wife, he has uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

    21 "'If a man takes his brother's wife, it is an impurity: he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

  • Deut 22:30
    78%

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

  • Ezek 22:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

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

    11 One has committed abomination with his neighbor's wife; and another has lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in you has humbled his sister, his father's daughter.

  • Lev 18:29-30
    2 verses
    74%

    29 "'For whoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people.

    30 Therefore you shall keep my requirements, that you do not practice any of these abominable customs, which were practiced before you, and that you do not defile yourselves with them: I am Yahweh your God.'"

  • Lev 18:5
    74%

    5 You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances; which if a man does, he shall live in them: I am Yahweh.

  • Lev 20:11
    74%

    11 "'The man who lies with his father's wife has uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

  • Lev 21:2
    73%

    2 except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,

  • Exod 20:26
    72%

    26 Neither shall you go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.'

  • Lev 22:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2 "Tell Aaron and his sons to separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, which they make holy to me, and that they not profane my holy name. I am Yahweh.

    3 "Tell them, 'If anyone of all your seed throughout your generations approaches the holy things, which the children of Israel make holy to Yahweh, having his uncleanness on him, that soul shall be cut off from before me. I am Yahweh.

  • Lev 21:11
    71%

    11 neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;

  • Lev 19:29
    71%

    29 "'Don't profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.

  • Ezek 44:25
    71%

    25 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 who has had no husband, they may defile themselves.

  • Lev 18:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26 You therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the native-born, nor the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you;

    27 (for all these abominations have the men of the land done, that were before you, and the land became defiled);

  • Deut 27:20
    71%

    20 'Cursed is he who lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father's skirt.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

  • Lev 19:19
    71%

    19 "'You shall keep my statutes. "'You shall not crossbreed different kinds of animals. "'you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed; "'neither shall there come upon on you a garment made of two kinds of material.

  • Lev 21:16
    70%

    16 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Prov 6:29
    70%

    29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

  • Lev 15:16-17
    2 verses
    70%

    16 "'If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the evening.

    17 Every garment, and every skin, whereon the semen is, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.

  • Exod 28:42
    70%

    42 You shall make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the waist even to the thighs they shall reach:

  • Deut 22:5
    70%

    5 A woman shall not wear men's clothing, neither shall a man put on women's clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh your God.

  • Ezek 16:36
    70%

    36 Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Because your filthiness was poured out, and your nakedness uncovered through your prostitution with your lovers; and because of all the idols of your abominations, and for the blood of your children, that you gave to them;

  • Ezek 18:6
    69%

    6 and has not eaten on the mountains, neither has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither has defiled his neighbor's wife, neither has come near to a woman in her impurity,

  • Lev 19:31
    69%

    31 "'Don't turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don't seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am Yahweh your God.