Leviticus 18:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The nakednessעֶרְוַ֨ת
(er·vat)
6172: nakednessfrom arah
of your father'sאָבִ֙יךָ֙
(a·vi·cha)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
wife'sאֵ֤שֶׁת
(e·shet)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
daughter,בַּת־
(bat-)
1323: daughterfrom ben
bornמֹולֶ֣דֶת
(mo·v·le·det)
4138: kindred, birth, offspringfrom yalad
to your father,אָבִ֔יךָ
(a·vi·cha,)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
she is your sister,אֲחֹותְךָ֖
(a·cho·vt·cha)
269: sisterfrom the same as ach
you shall not uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖ה
(te·gal·leh)
1540: to uncover, removea prim. root
her nakedness.עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃
(er·va·tah.)
6172: nakednessfrom arah


















KJV Lexicon
The nakedness
`ervah  (er-vaw')
nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish) -- nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).
of thy father's
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
wife's
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
daughter
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
begotten
mowledeth  (mo-leh'-deth)
nativity (plural birth-place); by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family -- begotten, born, issue, kindred, native(-ity).
of thy father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
she is thy sister
'achowth  (aw-khoth')
a sister (used very widely, literally and figuratively) -- (an-)other, sister, together.
thou shalt not uncover
galah  (gaw-law')
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
her nakedness
`ervah  (er-vaw')
nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish) -- nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'The nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, born to your father, she is your sister, you shall not uncover her nakedness.

King James Bible
The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are not to have sexual intercourse with your father's wife's daughter, who is adopted by your father; she is your sister.

International Standard Version
"You are not to have sexual relations with the daughter of your father's wife. Born of your father, she's your sister, so you are not to have sexual relations with her.

NET Bible
You must not have sexual intercourse with the daughter of your father's wife born of your father; she is your sister. You must not have intercourse with her.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Never have sexual intercourse with a daughter of your father and his wife. She is your own sister.

King James 2000 Bible
The nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, begotten of your father, she is your sister, you shall not uncover her nakedness.
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