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Leviticus 18:16

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Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.

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  1. Leviticus 18:14

    Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.

  2. Leviticus 18:15

    Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

  3. Leviticus 18:17

    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.

  4. Leviticus 18:18

    Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.