Leviticus 18:8
“The nakednesse of thy fathers wife shalt thou not vncouer: it is thy fathers nakednesse.”
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Leviticus 18:8 Context
6¶ None of you shall approche to any that is neere of kinne to him, to vncouer their nakednesse: I am the Lord. 7The nakednesse of thy father, or the nakednesse of thy mother, shalt thou not vncouer: she is thy mother, thou shalt not vncouer her nakednesse. 8The nakednesse of thy fathers wife shalt thou not vncouer: it is thy fathers nakednesse. 9The nakednesse of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether shee be borne at home, or borne abroad, euen their nakednesse thou shalt not vncouer. 10The nakednesse of thy sonnes daughter, or of thy daughters daughter, euen their nakednesse thou shalt not vncouer: for theirs is thine owne nakednesse.
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The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it [is] thy father's nakedness.
- King James Version
'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife; it is your father's nakedness.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And you may not have sex relations with your father's wife: she is your father's.
- Basic English Bible
The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.
- Darby Bible
The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.
- Webster's Bible
'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife: it is your father's nakedness.
- World English Bible
`The nakedness of the wife of thy father thou dost not uncover; it [is] the nakedness of thy father.
- Youngs Literal Bible
The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible