Leviticus 18:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.”
Leviticus 18:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Leviticus 18:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Leviticus 18:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter. You shall not take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near kinswomen. It is wickedness.”
Leviticus 18:17 — World English Bible
Leviticus 18:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter; thou shalt not take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are near kinswomen: it is wickedness.”
Leviticus 18:17 — American Standard Version
Leviticus 18:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`The nakedness of a woman and her daughter thou dost not uncover; her son's daughter, and her daughter's daughter thou dost not take to uncover her nakedness; they <FI>are<Fi> her relations; it <FI>is<Fi> wickedness.”
Leviticus 18:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Leviticus 18:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The nakedness of a woman and her daughter shalt thou not uncover; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, nor her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness: they are her near relations: it is wickedness.”
Leviticus 18:17 — Darby Translation
Leviticus 18:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou shalt not discouer the shame of the wife and of her daughter, neither shalt thou take her sonnes daughter, nor her daughters daughter, to vncouer her shame: for they are thy kinsfolkes, and it were wickednesse.”
Leviticus 18:17 — Geneva Bible
Leviticus 18:17 in Context — Leviticus 18
15 Tu ne découvriras point la nudité de ta belle-fille. C’est la femme de ton fils: tu ne découvriras point sa nudité.
16 Tu ne découvriras point la nudité de la femme de ton frère. C’est la nudité de ton frère.
17 Tu ne découvriras point la nudité d’une femme et de sa fille. Tu ne prendras point la fille de son fils, ni la fille de sa fille, pour découvrir leur nudité. Ce sont tes proches parentes: c’est un crime.
18 Tu ne prendras point la sœur de ta femme, pour exciter une rivalité, en découvrant sa nudité à côté de ta femme pendant sa vie.
19 Tu ne t’approcheras point d’une femme pendant son impureté menstruelle, pour découvrir sa nudité.
What Does Leviticus 18:17 Mean?
Leviticus 18:17 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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