Leviticus 18:13
New International Version
“’Do not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, because she is your mother’s close relative.

New Living Translation
“Do not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s close relative.

English Standard Version
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s relative.

Berean Standard Bible
You must not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s close relative.

King James Bible
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

New King James Version
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is near of kin to your mother.

New American Standard Bible
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s blood relative.

NASB 1995
‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s blood relative.

NASB 1977
‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s blood relative.

Legacy Standard Bible
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s blood relative.

Amplified Bible
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s blood relative.

Christian Standard Bible
You are not to have sexual intercourse with your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s close relative.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are not to have sexual intercourse with your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s close relative.

American Standard Version
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not expose the nakedness of the sister of your mother, because she is the close relative of your mother.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, for she is near akin to thy mother.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: because she is thy mother's flesh.

English Revised Version
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Never have sexual intercourse with your mother's sister. She is your maternal aunt.

International Standard Version
"You are not to have sexual relations with your mother's sister. She's your mother's near blood relative.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister; for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

Literal Standard Version
You do not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she [is] your mother’s relation.

Majority Standard Bible
You must not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s close relative.

New American Bible
You shall not have intercourse with your mother’s sister, since she is your mother’s relative.

NET Bible
You must not have sexual intercourse with your mother's sister, because she is your mother's flesh.

New Revised Standard Version
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s flesh.

New Heart English Bible
"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister: for she is your mother's flesh

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

World English Bible
“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s near kinswoman.

Young's Literal Translation
The nakedness of thy mother's sister thou dost not uncover; for she is thy mother's relation.

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Context
Unlawful Sexual Relations
12You must not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative. 13You must not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s close relative. 14You must not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations with her; she is your aunt.…

Cross References
Leviticus 18:12
You must not have sexual relations with your father's sister; she is your father's close relative.

Leviticus 18:14
You must not dishonor your father's brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations with her; she is your aunt.

Leviticus 20:19
You must not have sexual relations with the sister of your mother or your father, for it is exposing one's own kin; both shall bear their iniquity.


Treasury of Scripture

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister: for she is your mother's near kinswoman.

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Leviticus 18
1. Unlawful marriages and unlawful lusts














(13) Thy mother's sister.--Equally forbidden is the aunt by the mother's side. The law which obtained in the time of Christ also defines this prohibition to extend to a mother's sister or half-sister by the same father or mother, whether born in wedlock or out of it. It is remarkable that the administrators of the law during the second Temple understood this last prohibition strictly to apply to alliances between nephews and aunts, but not vice versa to marriages between nieces and uncles. They regarded intermarriage between uncle and niece as an especially meritorious act, and interpreted the promises "then shalt thou call and the Lord shall answer" (Isaiah 58:9) to refer more particularly to the man "who loves his neighbours, befriends his relations, marries his brother's daughter, and lends money to the poor in the hour of need." This is in accordance with the fact that not only do we find that Nahor married Milcah the daughter of his brother Haran(Genesis 11:29), but that Othniel, the son of Kenaz, married his niece Achsah, being the daughter of Caleb, his father's brother (Joshua 15:17; Judges 1:13). Hence among the Jews to this day intermarriages between uncles and nieces is of common occurrence.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
You must not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

have sexual relations with
עֶרְוַ֥ת (‘er·waṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6172: Nakedness

your mother’s
אִמְּךָ֖ (’im·mə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 517: A mother, )

sister,
אֲחֽוֹת־ (’ă·ḥō·wṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

she
הִֽוא׃ (hî)
Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is your mother’s
אִמְּךָ֖ (’im·mə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 517: A mother, )

close relative.
שְׁאֵ֥ר (šə·’êr)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7607: Flesh, as living, for, food, food of any kind, kindred by blood


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