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18 “While your wife is still living, you must not take her sister as another wife. This will make the sisters become enemies. You must not have sexual relations with your wife’s sister.

19 “You must not go near a woman to have sexual relations with her during her monthly time of bleeding. She is unclean during this time.

20 “You must not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife. This will only make you filthy.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 18:20 filthy Or “polluted” or “unclean.” Also in verses 23, 25, 27.

18 “‘Do not take your wife’s sister(A) 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(B) of her monthly period.(C)

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

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

19 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.

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