Key Verse Spotlight
Leviticus 18:16 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it {is} thy brother's nakedness.”
Leviticus 18:16
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she {is} thine aunt.
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she {is} thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it {is} thy brother's nakedness.
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; {for} they {are} her near kinswomen: it {is} wickedness.
Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex {her}, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life {time}. {a wife...: or, one wife to another}
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