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especially your own mother. This would disgrace your father. (A) And don't disgrace him by having sex with any of his other wives. (B) Don't have sex with your sister or stepsister, whether you grew up together or not. 10 Don't disgrace yourself by having sex with your granddaughter 11 or half sister 12-13 (C) or a sister of your father or mother. 14 Don't disgrace your uncle by having sex with his wife. 15 (D) Don't have sex with your daughter-in-law 16 (E) or sister-in-law. 17 (F) And don't have sex with the daughter or granddaughter of any woman that you have earlier had sex with. You will be having sex with her closest relatives, and that would make you unclean. 18 As long as your wife is alive, don't cause trouble for her by taking one of her sisters as a second wife.

19 (G) When a woman is having her monthly period, she is unclean, so don't have sex with her.

20 (H) Don't have sex with another man's wife—that would make you unclean.

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“‘Do not dishonor your father(A) by having sexual relations with your mother.(B) She is your mother; do not have relations with her.

“‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s wife;(C) that would dishonor your father.(D)

“‘Do not have sexual relations with your sister,(E) either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.(F)

10 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter; that would dishonor you.

11 “‘Do not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.

12 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s sister;(G) she is your father’s close relative.

13 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister,(H) because she is your mother’s close relative.

14 “‘Do not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt.(I)

15 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law.(J) She is your son’s wife; do not have relations with her.(K)

16 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife;(L) that would dishonor your brother.

17 “‘Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter.(M) Do not have sexual relations with either her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.

18 “‘Do not take your wife’s sister(N) as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.

19 “‘Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations during the uncleanness(O) of her monthly period.(P)

20 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife(Q) and defile yourself with her.

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