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The nakednessעֶרְוַתof the daughterבַּתof your father’sאָבִיךָwife,אֵשֶׁתbornמוֹלֶדֶתto your father,אָבִיךָsheהִואis your sister;אֲחוֹתְךָyou shall notלֹאuncoverתְגַלֶּהher nakedness.עֶרְוָתָהּ
Leviticus 18:11
Study it in the app“The nakedness of the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father, she is your sister; you shall not uncover her nakedness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 18:11, word by word
- The nakednessעֶרְוַתervat
nakedness
Nakedness; the private parts of the body; figuratively, shame. Seeing another's nakedness was a grave lack of respect.
Where else “ervat” appears- of the daughterבַּתbat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appears- of your father’sאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- wifeאֵשֶׁתeshet
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “eshet” appears- bornמוֹלֶדֶתmoledet
birth
The fact of coming into the world, or the place where someone was born.
Where else “moledet” appears- is your sisterאֲחוֹתְachot
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achot” appears- uncoverתְגַלֶּהtegale
uncover
To remove what covers, leaving something in view.
Where else “tegale” appears
The context
10The nakedness of your son’s daughter or of your daughter’s daughter you shall not uncover their nakedness, for they are your own nakedness.
11 · This verse (above)
12The nakedness of your father’s sister you shall not uncover; she is a close relative of your father.