Leviticus 18:8
The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father’s nakedness.
Leviticus 18:8 in other translations
| BSB | You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; it would dishonor your father. |
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| WEB | “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife. It is your father’s nakedness. |
| ASV | The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover; it is thy father’s nakedness. |
| YLT | ‘The nakedness of the wife of thy father thou dost not uncover; it is the nakedness of thy father. |
| DARBY | The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness. |
| BBE | And you may not have sex relations with your father's wife: she is your father's. |
| Webster | The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness. |
Leviticus 18:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 18:8
- Leviticus 20:11
And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
- 1 Corinthians 5:1
It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife.
- Deuteronomy 22:30
A man shall not take his father’s wife, nor discover his father’s skirt.
- Deuteronomy 27:20
Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Amos 2:7
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 same maid, to profane my holy name:
- Genesis 49:4
Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
- Genesis 35:22
And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
- 2 Samuel 16:21-22
And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong. So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
- Ezekiel 22:10
In thee have they discovered their fathers’ nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.
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Context
- Leviticus 18:7
The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
- Leviticus 18:8
The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father’s nakedness.
- Leviticus 18:9
The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
Leviticus 18:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | La desnudez de la mujer de tu padre no descubrirás; es la desnudez de tu padre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Tu ne découvriras point la nudité de la femme de ton père; c’est la nudité de ton père. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Blöße des Weibes deines Vaters sollst du nicht aufdecken; es ist die Blöße deines Vaters. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Turpitudinem uxoris patris tui non discooperies: turpitudo enim patris tui est. |