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Leviticus 18:6-8
Evangelical Heritage Version
Leviticus 18:6-8
Evangelical Heritage Version
Laws Against Incestuous Relationships
6 No one shall approach his own flesh and blood[a] to uncover their nakedness.[b] I am the Lord.
7 You shall not uncover the nakedness that is reserved for your father, that is, 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 nakedness that is reserved for your father.
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- Leviticus 18:6 Literally shall not draw near to any flesh (sheer) of his flesh (basar). The prohibition includes relationships of blood and marriage.
- Leviticus 18:6 This euphemism may include sexual misconduct that falls short of intercourse. See Noah and Ham in Genesis 9.
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