◄ Leviticus 18:14 ►
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Good News Translation
Do not have intercourse with your uncle's wife; she, too, is your aunt.

New Revised Standard Version
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother, that is, you shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt.

Contemporary English Version
Don't disgrace your uncle by having sex with his wife.

New American Bible
You shall not disgrace your father’s brother by having sexual relations with his wife, since she, too, is your aunt.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother: neither shalt thou approach to his wife, who is joined to thee by affinity.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother: neither shalt thou approach to his wife, who is joined to thee by affinity.

Leviticus 20:20 If any man lie with the wife of his uncle by the father, or of his uncle by the mother, and uncover the shame of his near akin, both shall bear their sin. They shall die without children.

Context
Unlawful Sexual Relations
…13Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: because she is thy mother's flesh. 14Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother: neither shalt thou approach to his wife, who is joined to thee by affinity.15Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: because she is thy son's wife, neither shalt thou discover her shame.…
Cross References
Leviticus 18:13
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: because she is thy mother's flesh.

Leviticus 20:20
If any man lie with the wife of his uncle by the father, or of his uncle by the mother, and uncover the shame of his near akin, both shall bear their sin. They shall die without children.

Leviticus 18:13
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