Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
You must not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations with her; she is your aunt.
`The nakedness of thy father's brother thou dost not uncover; unto his wife thou dost not draw near; she is thine aunt.
The nakedness of thy father's brother shalt thou not uncover; thou shalt not approach his wife: she is thine aunt.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentLeviticus — A holy people before a holy God. Five offerings, a priesthood, a purity code — and at the centre, a single day that carries the sins of a year to a cleansed Most Holy Place.
- Author
- Moses — receives these laws at Sinai; the repeated formula is ‘the LORD spake unto Moses, saying’
- Date
- Composed during Israel's year at Sinai (15th–13th century BC)