Leviticus 20:17

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`And a man who taketh his sister, a daughter of his father or daughter of his mother, and he hath seen her nakedness, and she seeth his nakedness: it is a shame; and they have been cut off before the eyes of the sons of their people; the nakedness of his sister he hath uncovered; his iniquity he beareth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 18:9 : 9 `The nakedness of thy sister, daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, born at home or born without; thou dost not uncover their nakedness.
  • Deut 27:22 : 22 `Cursed `is' he who is lying with his sister, daughter of his father, or daughter of his mother, -- and all the people have said, Amen.
  • 2 Sam 13:12 : 12 And she saith to him, `Nay, my brother, do not humble me, for it is not done so in Israel; do not this folly.
  • Ezek 22:11 : 11 And each with the wife of his neighbour hath done abomination, And each his daughter-in-law hath defiled through wickedness, And each his sister, his father's daughter, hath humbled in thee.
  • Gen 20:12 : 12 and also, truly she is my sister, daughter of my father, only not daughter of my mother, and she becometh my wife;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Lev 20:18-21
    4 verses
    88%

    18`And a man who lieth with a sick woman, and hath uncovered her nakedness, her fountain he hath made bare, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood, -- even both of them have been cut off from the midst of their people.

    19`And the nakedness of thy mother's sister, and of thy father's sister, thou dost not uncover; because his relation he hath made bare; their iniquity they bear.

    20`And a man who lieth with his aunt, the nakedness of his uncle he hath uncovered; their sin they bear; childless they die.

    21`And a man who taketh his brother's wife -- it `is' impurity; the nakedness of his brother he hath uncovered; childless they are.

  • Lev 18:6-20
    15 verses
    85%

    6`None of you unto any relation of his flesh doth draw near to uncover nakedness; I `am' Jehovah.

    7`The nakedness of thy father and the nakedness of thy mother thou dost not uncover, she `is' thy mother; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.

    8`The nakedness of the wife of thy father thou dost not uncover; it `is' the nakedness of thy father.

    9`The nakedness of thy sister, daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, born at home or born without; thou dost not uncover their nakedness.

    10`The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter: thou dost not uncover their nakedness; for theirs `is' thy nakedness.

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

    12`The nakedness of a sister of thy father thou dost not uncover; she `is' a relation of thy father.

    13`The nakedness of thy mother's sister thou dost not uncover; for she `is' thy mother's relation.

    14`The nakedness of thy father's brother thou dost not uncover; unto his wife thou dost not draw near; she `is' thine aunt.

    15`The nakedness of thy daughter-in-law thou dost not uncover; she `is' thy son's wife; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.

    16`The nakedness of thy brother's wife thou dost not uncover; it `is' thy brother's nakedness.

    17`The nakedness of a woman and her daughter thou dost not uncover; her son's daughter, and her daughter's daughter thou dost not take to uncover her nakedness; they `are' her relations; it `is' wickedness.

    18`And a woman unto another thou dost not take, to be an adversary, to uncover her nakedness beside her, in her life.

    19`And unto a woman in the separation of her uncleanness thou dost not draw near to uncover her nakedness.

    20`And unto the wife of thy fellow thou dost not give thy seed of copulation, for uncleanness with her.

  • 22`Cursed `is' he who is lying with his sister, daughter of his father, or daughter of his mother, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

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    10The nakedness of a father hath one uncovered in thee, The defiled of impurity they humbled in thee.

    11And each with the wife of his neighbour hath done abomination, And each his daughter-in-law hath defiled through wickedness, And each his sister, his father's daughter, hath humbled in thee.

  • Lev 20:11-16
    6 verses
    79%

    11`And a man who lieth with his father's wife -- the nakedness of his father he hath uncovered -- both of them are certainly put to death; their blood `is' on them.

    12`And a man who lieth with his daughter-in-law -- both of them are certainly put to death; confusion they have made; their blood `is' on them.

    13`And a man who lieth with a male as one lieth with a woman; abomination both of them have done; they are certainly put to death; their blood `is' on them.

    14`And a man who taketh the woman and her mother -- it `is' wickedness; with fire they burn him and them, and there is no wickedness in your midst.

    15`And a man who giveth his lying with a beast is certainly put to death, and the beast ye do slay.

    16`And a woman who draweth near unto any beast to lie with it -- thou hast even slain the woman and the beast; they are certainly put to death; their blood `is' on them.

  • 30`A man doth not take his father's wife, nor uncover his father's skirt.

  • Lev 21:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2except for his relation who `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, the virgin, who is near unto him, who hath not been to a man; for her he is defiled.

  • 20`Cursed `is' he who is lying with his father's wife, for he hath uncovered his father's skirt, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

  • 13and a man hath lain with her `with' the seed of copulation, and it hath been hid from the eyes of her husband, and concealed, and she hath been defiled, and there is no witness against her, and she hath not been caught,

  • 18And she revealeth her whoredoms, And she revealeth her nakedness, And alienated is My soul from off her, As alienated was My soul from off her sister.

  • Lev 15:16-18
    3 verses
    72%

    16`And when a man's seed of copulation goeth out from him, then he hath bathed with water all his flesh, and been unclean till the evening.

    17`And any garment, or any skin on which there is seed of copulation, hath also been washed with water, and been unclean till the evening.

    18`And a woman with whom a man lieth with seed of copulation, they also have bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.

  • 20`And when a man lieth with a woman with seed of copulation, and she a maid-servant, betrothed to a man, and not really ransomed, or freedom hath not been given to her, an investigation there is; they are not put to death, for she `is' not free.

  • 11and she bringeth nigh unto him to eat, and he layeth hold on her, and saith to her, `Come, lie with me, my sister.'

  • 25And unto any dead man they come not for uncleanness, but for father, and for mother, and for son, and for daughter, for brother, for sister who hath not been to a man, they defile themselves.

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    20`And if this thing hath been truth -- tokens of virginity have not been found for the damsel --

    21then they have brought out the damsel unto the opening of her father's house, and stoned her have the men of her city with stones, and she hath died, for she hath done folly in Israel, to go a-whoring `in' her father's house; and thou hast put away the evil thing out of thy midst.

  • 27Jacob's sons have come in upon the wounded, and they spoil the city, because they had defiled their sister;

  • 31And they say, `As a harlot doth he make our sister?'

  • 4`And if the people of the land really hide their eyes from that man, in his giving of his seed to the Molech, so as not to put him to death,

  • 9`And a daughter of any priest when she polluteth herself by going a-whoring -- her father she is polluting; with fire she is burnt.

  • 4and it hath been declared to thee, and thou hast heard, and hast searched diligently, and lo, truth; the thing is established; this abomination hath been done in Israel --

  • 16and if he wash not, and his flesh bathe not -- then he hath borne his iniquity.'