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Leviticus 18:9-11
Easy-to-Read Version
Leviticus 18:9-11
Easy-to-Read Version
9 “You must not have sexual relations with your sister. It doesn’t matter if she is the daughter of your father or your mother. And it doesn’t matter if your sister was born in your house[a] or at some other place.
10 “You must not have sexual relations with your granddaughter. It doesn’t matter whether she is the daughter of your son or the daughter of your daughter—they are all a part of you!
11 “If your father and his wife[b] have a daughter, she is your sister. You must not have sexual relations with her.
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- Leviticus 18:9 sister was born in your house Or “household.” If a man had many wives, each wife and her children had their own tent or part of the house. So this probably means a man was not supposed to have sexual relations with any of his father’s daughters, whether sister or half-sister.
- Leviticus 18:11 his wife This probably means “your stepmother.”
Leviticus 18:9-11
New International Version
Leviticus 18:9-11
New International Version
9 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your sister,(A) either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.(B)
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.
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