Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’Do not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister. New Living Translation “Do not have sexual relations with your stepsister, the daughter of any of your father’s wives, for she is your sister. English Standard Version You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, brought up in your father’s family, since she is your sister. Berean Standard Bible You must not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister. King James Bible The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. New King James Version The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, begotten by your father—she is your sister—you shall not uncover her nakedness. New American Standard Bible The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, born to your father, she is your sister; you shall not uncover her nakedness. NASB 1995 ‘The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, born to your father, she is your sister, you shall not uncover her nakedness. NASB 1977 ‘The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, born to your father, she is your sister, you shall not uncover her nakedness. Legacy Standard Bible The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, born to your father, she is your sister; you shall not uncover her nakedness. Amplified Bible You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter; born to your father, she is your sister. Christian Standard Bible You are not to have sexual intercourse with your father’s wife’s daughter, who is adopted by your father; she is your sister. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are not to have sexual intercourse with your father’s wife’s daughter, who is adopted by your father; she is your sister. American Standard Version The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The nakedness of the daughter of the wife of your father who is the child of your father, she is your sister; do not reveal her nakedness. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of the daughter of thy father's wife; she is thy sister by the same father: thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. Contemporary English Version or half sister Douay-Rheims Bible 11Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, whom she bore to thy father, and who is thy sister. English Revised Version The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. GOD'S WORD® Translation Never have sexual intercourse with a daughter of your father and his wife. She is your own sister. Good News Translation Do not have intercourse with a half sister; she, too, is your sister. International Standard Version "You are not to have sexual relations with the daughter of your father's wife. Born of your father, she's your sister, so you are not to have sexual relations with her. JPS Tanakh 1917 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. Literal Standard Version The nakedness of a daughter of your father’s wife, begotten of your father, she [is] your sister—you do not uncover her nakedness. Majority Standard Bible You must not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister. New American Bible You shall not have intercourse with the daughter whom your father’s wife bore to him in his household, since she, too, is your sister. NET Bible You must not have sexual intercourse with the daughter of your father's wife born of your father; she is your sister. You must not have intercourse with her. New Revised Standard Version You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, begotten by your father, since she is your sister. New Heart English Bible "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, conceived by your father, since she is your sister, you shall not uncover her nakedness. Webster's Bible Translation The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten by thy father, (she is thy sister) thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. World English Bible “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, conceived by your father, since she is your sister. Young's Literal Translation The nakedness of a daughter of thy father's wife, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister; thou dost not uncover her nakedness. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Unlawful Sexual Relations…10You must not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for that would shame your family. 11You must not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister. 12You must not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.… Cross References Leviticus 18:9 You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere. Leviticus 18:10 You must not have sexual relations with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, for that would shame your family. Leviticus 18:12 You must not have sexual relations with your father's sister; she is your father's close relative. Treasury of Scripture The nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, begotten of your father, she is your sister, you shall not uncover her nakedness. Jump to Previous Begotten Born Child Conceived Daughter Father's Nakedness Relations Sexual Sister Uncover Wife Wife'sJump to Next Begotten Born Child Conceived Daughter Father's Nakedness Relations Sexual Sister Uncover Wife Wife'sLeviticus 18 1. Unlawful marriages and unlawful lusts(11) Thy father's wife's daughter.--If this clause stood alone it would denote the daughter of a man's stepmother by another or previous husband, since "father's wife" in Hebrew always denotes stepmother (see Leviticus 18:8, Leviticus 20:11; Deuteronomy 23:1, Deut. 26:20), in which case the man and the maiden, though no blood relations at all, would be forbidden to each other by virtue of the damsel's mother having married the man's father. It would thus differ from Leviticus 18:9, where the maiden is a half-sister either by the same father or the same mother. Begotten of thy father.--Literally, the birth, or offspring of thy father (see Leviticus 18:9), that is, though the daughter of the stepmother, she is begotten by the same father, and hence is his half-sister on the father's side, which is exactly the same case already prohibited in the first clause of Leviticus 18:9. Hence to avoid a senseless repetition of the same prohibition we must either regard this clause as having crept into the text from a marginal gloss, or we must correct the first letter of the disjunctive particle in Leviticus 18:9, which would make it "the nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father and the daughter of thy mother." Accordingly, Leviticus 18:9 prohibits marriage with a full sister, whilst the verse before us forbids it with a half-sister. The latter is the more probable, since intermarriage between entire stepbrother and stepsister has always been, and still is, legitimate among the Jews. . . . Verse 11. - Incest with a half-sister on the father's side is again forbidden. Perhaps "the prohibition refers to the son by a first marriage, whereas verse 9 treats of the son by a second marriage" (Keil).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You must notלֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no have sexual relations with עֶרְוַ֨ת (‘er·waṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6172: Nakedness the daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1323: A daughter of your father’s אָבִ֙יךָ֙ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father wife, אֵ֤שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female born מוֹלֶ֣דֶת (mō·w·le·ḏeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4138: Nativity, lineage, native country, offspring, family to your father; אָבִ֔יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father she הִ֑וא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is your sister. אֲחוֹתְךָ֖ (’ă·ḥō·wṯ·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister Links Leviticus 18:11 NIVLeviticus 18:11 NLT Leviticus 18:11 ESV Leviticus 18:11 NASB Leviticus 18:11 KJV Leviticus 18:11 BibleApps.com Leviticus 18:11 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 18:11 Chinese Bible Leviticus 18:11 French Bible Leviticus 18:11 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 18:11 You shall not uncover the nakedness (Le Lv Lev.) |
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