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Leviticus 18:6
None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 18:6 · Berean Standard Bible
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Leviticus 18:6 in other translations
None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.
“‘None of you shall approach any close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.
"'None of you shall approach anyone who are his close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord.
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In context
3 You must not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not follow the practices of the land of Canaan, into which I am bringing you. You must not walk in their customs.
4 You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them. I am the LORD your God.
5 Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.
6 None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.
7 You must not expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.
8 You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; it would dishonor your father.
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.
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