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Do not have sexual relations with either her son&#8217s daughter or her daughter&#8217s daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. And do not take her granddaughter, whether her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, and have sexual relations with her. They are close relatives, and this would be a wicked act.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, and you shall not take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter to uncover her nakedness; they are relatives; it is depravity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. You are not to marry her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter and have sexual relations with her. They are close relatives; it is depraved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; <i>for</i> they <i>are</i> her near kinswomen: it <i>is</i> wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor shall you take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They <i>are</i> near of kin to her. It <i>is</i> wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, nor shall you take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are blood relatives. It is an outrageous sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, nor shall you take her son&#8217s daughter or her daughter&#8217s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are blood relatives. It is lewdness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, nor shall you take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are blood relatives. It is lewdness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, nor shall you take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are blood relatives. It is lewdness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor shall you take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter to uncover their nakedness (have intimate relations with them); they are [her] blood relatives; it is an outrageous offense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are not to have sexual intercourse with a woman and her daughter. You are not to marry her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter and have sex with her. They are close relatives; it is depraved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are not to have sexual intercourse with a woman and her daughter. You are not to marry her son&#8217s daughter or her daughter&#8217s daughter and have sex with her. They are close relatives; it is depraved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And don't have sex with the daughter or granddaughter of any woman that you have earlier had sex with. You will be having sex with her closest relatives, and that would make you unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Never have sexual intercourse with a woman and her daughter or a woman and her granddaughter. They are related. Doing this is perverted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do not have intercourse with the daughter or granddaughter of a woman with whom you have had intercourse; they may be related to you, and that would be incest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You are not to have sexual relations with a woman and her daughter. "You are not to have sexual relations with her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter. They're near blood relatives. It's wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. You are not to marry her son?s daughter or her daughter?s daughter and have sexual relations with her. They are close relatives; it is depraved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must not have sexual intercourse with both a woman and her daughter; you must not take as wife either her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter to have intercourse with them. They are closely related to her--it is lewdness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You do not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor do you take her son’s daughter and her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they [are] her relations; it [is] wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The nakedness of a woman and her daughter thou shalt not uncover; her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, thou shalt not take to uncover her nakedness; they are her remainder; it is wickedness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy wife and her daughter. Thou shalt not take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, to discover her shame: because they are her flesh, and such copulation is incest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You shall not uncover the nakedness of your wife and her daughter. You shall not take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, so as to uncover her dishonor; for they are her flesh, and such sexual intercourse is incest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall not have intercourse with a woman and also with her daughter, nor shall you marry and have intercourse with her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter; they are related to her. This would be shameful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, and you shall not take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter to uncover her nakedness; they are your flesh; it is depravity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall not approach a woman and her daughter; neither shall you take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter to uncover nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen; it is wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The nakedness of a woman and her daughter do not expose, nor of the daughter of her son, nor of the daughter of her daughter; do not come near to expose their nakedness; they are close relatives and it is evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou 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 lewdness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The nakedness of a woman and her daughter shalt thou not uncover; her son's daughter, and her daughter's daughter, shalt thou not take, to uncover their nakedness, for they are thy kinswomen: it is impiety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/18-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=4843" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/18.htm">Unlawful Sexual Relations</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>You must not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would shame your brother. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">You must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6172.htm" title="6172: ‘er·waṯ (N-fsc) -- Nakedness. From arah; nudity, literally or figuratively.">have sexual relations with both</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: ṯə·ḡal·lêh (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">a woman</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇit·tāh (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and her daughter.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">You are not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: ṯiq·qaḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">to marry</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">her son’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">or her daughter’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bit·tāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: lə·ḡal·lō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">and have sexual relations with her.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6172.htm" title="6172: ‘er·wā·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Nakedness. From arah; nudity, literally or figuratively."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2007.htm" title="2007: hên·nāh (Pro-3fp) -- They. Prolongation for hen; themselves.">They</a> <a href="/hebrew/7608.htm" title="7608: ša·’ă·rāh (N-fs) -- Female kindred by blood. Feminine of sh'er; female kindred by blood.">are close relatives;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hī (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/2154.htm" title="2154: zim·māh (N-fs) -- A plan, device, wickedness. Or zammah; from zamam; a plan, especially a bad one.">is depraved.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>You must not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is still alive.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-23.htm">Deuteronomy 27:23</a></span><br />‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his mother-in-law.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-11.htm">Ezekiel 22:11</a></span><br />One man commits an abomination with his neighbor’s wife; another wickedly defiles his daughter-in-law; and yet another violates his sister, his own father’s daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-1.htm">1 Corinthians 5:1</a></span><br />It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-14.htm">Leviticus 20:14</a></span><br />If a man marries both a woman and her mother, it is depraved. Both he and they must be burned in the fire, so that there will be no depravity among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-11.htm">Leviticus 20:11-12</a></span><br />If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. / If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both must surely be put to death. They have acted perversely; their blood is upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-30.htm">Deuteronomy 22:30</a></span><br />A man is not to marry his father’s wife, so that he will not dishonor his father’s marriage bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/13-12.htm">2 Samuel 13:12-14</a></span><br />“No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! / Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.” / But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-18.htm">1 Corinthians 6:18</a></span><br />Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-5</a></span><br />For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-26.htm">Romans 1:26-27</a></span><br />For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. / Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-3.htm">Ephesians 5:3</a></span><br />But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5</a></span><br />Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/1-9.htm">1 Timothy 1:9-10</a></span><br />We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, / for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a></span><br />Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shall you take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.</p><p class="hdg">a woman</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-14.htm">Leviticus 20:14</a></b></br> And if a man take a wife and her mother, it <i>is</i> wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/27-23.htm">Deuteronomy 27:23</a></b></br> Cursed <i>be</i> he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/2-7.htm">Amos 2:7</a></b></br> That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the <i>same</i> maid, to profane my holy name:</p><p class="hdg">it is wickedness</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-14.htm">Leviticus 20:14</a></b></br> And if a man take a wife and her mother, it <i>is</i> wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/16-32.htm">Act</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-13.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-13.htm">Close</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-15.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-10.htm">Daughter's</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-9.htm">Either</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-14.htm">Family</a> <a href="/revelation/19-2.htm">Lewdness</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-16.htm">Nakedness</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-16.htm">Relations</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-6.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-16.htm">Sexual</a> <a href="/exodus/32-25.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-15.htm">Son's</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-11.htm">Uncover</a> <a href="/genesis/39-9.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-16.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/18-23.htm">Act</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-16.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-4.htm">Close</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-29.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-17.htm">Daughter's</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Either</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-5.htm">Family</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-5.htm">Lewdness</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-18.htm">Nakedness</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-18.htm">Relations</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-2.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-18.htm">Sexual</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-12.htm">Son's</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-18.htm">Uncover</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-29.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-18.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/18-1.htm">Unlawful marriages and unlawful lusts</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You must not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter.</b><br>This command is part of the Holiness Code, which outlines moral and ceremonial laws for the Israelites. The prohibition against such relationships underscores the importance of maintaining family purity and boundaries. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, family structures were central to societal stability, and violations of these boundaries were seen as threats to the social order. This command also reflects the broader biblical principle of honoring family relationships, as seen in the commandment to honor one's father and mother (<a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a>).<p><b>You are not to marry her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter and have sexual relations with her.</b><br>This extension of the prohibition emphasizes the importance of generational boundaries within families. The inclusion of granddaughters in this command highlights the need to protect the innocence and integrity of younger family members. The Bible consistently upholds the sanctity of marriage and family, as seen in <a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a>, where marriage is defined as a union between a man and a woman. This command also serves to prevent the exploitation of vulnerable family members, aligning with the biblical theme of justice and protection for the weak.<p><b>They are close relatives; it is depraved.</b><br>The term "close relatives" indicates the importance of maintaining clear distinctions within family relationships. The use of the word "depraved" suggests a moral corruption that goes against God's design for human relationships. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative that calls for holiness and separation from practices that defile (<a href="/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2</a>). The New Testament echoes this call to purity, urging believers to flee from sexual immorality (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-18.htm">1 Corinthians 6:18</a>). The emphasis on holiness and purity in relationships points to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, who calls His followers to live lives that reflect His righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God to instruct the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, to whom these laws were given to set them apart from other nations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites were headed, which was inhabited by people practicing detestable customs that God wanted His people to avoid.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/sanctity_of_family_relationships.htm">Sanctity of Family Relationships</a></b><br>God’s laws protect the integrity and sanctity of family relationships. Engaging in sexual relations with close relatives disrupts the family structure and is considered wickedness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a></b><br>The Israelites were called to be holy and separate from the practices of the surrounding nations. This command underscores the importance of living a life that reflects God’s holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/moral_boundaries.htm">Moral Boundaries</a></b><br>Establishing clear moral boundaries is essential for maintaining purity. God’s laws provide these boundaries to guide His people in righteous living.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Engaging in prohibited sexual relations leads to spiritual and social consequences. Understanding these consequences helps believers make wise choices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_god's_design.htm">Respect for God’s Design</a></b><br>God’s design for relationships is purposeful and protective. Respecting His design leads to harmony and blessing within the community.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_cain's_wife_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Cain's wife in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_2_sam_13_1-22_with_laws.htm">How do we reconcile the events of 2 Samuel 13:1-22 with biblical laws condemning incest and rape?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/want_to_thrive_and_stay_healthy.htm">What does Leviticus 18:22 mean about male relations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_incest.htm">What does the Bible say about incest?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">A woman and her daughter.</span>--That is, if a man marries a widow who has a daughter by a former husband, or if he forms an alliance with a woman who has a daughter out of wedlock, he is forbidden to marry also the daughter. But though this prohibition is directed against a peculiar form of polygamy. there can hardly be any doubt that, as the administrators of the law during the second Temple interpreted it, if he married either of them and she died, he could not marry the other any more, and that this prohibition did not apply to cases of illicit commerce. Criminal intercourse with one did not preclude him from marrying the other. For contracting the kind of polygamy here forbidden, the offenders were punished with death by fire. (See <a href="/leviticus/20-14.htm" title="And 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.">Leviticus 20:14</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - The ninth form of incest prohibited is intercourse with a stepdaughter, or step-granddaughter, or mother-in-law. The expression made use of, <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter,</span> covers the case of a man's own daughter, and it is singular that it is only in this incidental manner that it is specifically named. But it has been already disposed of by the general command, <span class="accented">None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness.</span> The daughter being nearest of kin, this command was sufficient without further specification. The niece and probably the wife's sister are forbidden by the same general rule (see following note). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/18-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have sexual relations with both</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶרְוַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(‘er·waṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6172.htm">Strong's 6172: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nakedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a woman</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשָּׁ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and her daughter.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבִתָּ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇit·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You are not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to marry</span><br /><span class="heb">תִקַּח֙</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her son’s</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנָ֞הּ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">daughter</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּת־</span> <span class="translit">(baṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or her daughter’s</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּת־</span> <span class="translit">(baṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">daughter</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּתָּ֗הּ</span> <span class="translit">(bit·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and have sexual relations with</span><br /><span class="heb">לְגַלּ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḡal·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> </span><span class="str2">To denude, to exile, to reveal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶרְוָתָ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘er·wā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6172.htm">Strong's 6172: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nakedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֖נָּה</span> <span class="translit">(hên·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2007.htm">Strong's 2007: </a> </span><span class="str2">Themselves</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are close relatives;</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁאֲרָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ša·’ă·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7608.htm">Strong's 7608: </a> </span><span class="str2">Female kindred by blood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">הִֽוא‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is depraved.</span><br /><span class="heb">זִמָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(zim·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2154.htm">Strong's 2154: </a> </span><span class="str2">A plan, device, wickedness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/18-17.htm">Leviticus 18:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/18-17.htm">Leviticus 18:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/18-17.htm">Leviticus 18:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/18-17.htm">Leviticus 18:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/18-17.htm">Leviticus 18:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/18-17.htm">Leviticus 18:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/18-17.htm">Leviticus 18:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/18-17.htm">Leviticus 18:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/18-17.htm">Leviticus 18:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/18-17.htm">Leviticus 18:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/18-17.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 18:17 You shall not uncover the nakedness (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/18-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 18:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 18:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/18-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 18:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 18:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>