“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife. It is your father’s nakedness.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Leviticus 18:8 in context
Leviticus 18:5–11
5
You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am the LORD.
6
“‘None of you shall approach any close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.
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
Selected verse
“‘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.
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