Leviticus 18:17

“The nakedness of a woman and her daughter you shall not uncover; you shall not take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter to uncover her nakedness; they are close relatives; it is infamy.”

Leviticus 18:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 18:17, 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 a womanאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

Where else “isha” appears
and her daughterבִתָּvita

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

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uncoverתְגַלֵּהtegale

uncover

To remove what covers, leaving something in view.

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takeתִקַּחtikach

take a wife

"Take a wife": to marry.

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her son’sבְּנָbena

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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are close relativesשַׁאֲרָהshaara

close relative (woman)

A close female relative, of the same blood.

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is infamyזִמָּהzima

lewdness

A shameful deed, especially sexual.

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The context

16The nakedness of your brother’s wife you shall not uncover; it is the nakedness of your brother.

17 · This verse (above)

18And you shall not take a woman in addition to her sister as a rival, uncovering her nakedness besides her while she is alive.

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