Leviticus 18:1-11 ▼

1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘I am Yahweh your God.

3 You shall not do according to what is done in the land of Egypt where you lived, nor are you to do according to what is done in the land of Canaan where I am bringing you; you shall not walk in their statutes.

4 You are to do My judgments and keep My statutes, to walk in them; I am Yahweh your God.

5 So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does them, he shall live by them; I am Yahweh.

6 ‘None of you shall approach any blood relative of his to uncover nakedness; I am Yahweh.

7 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, that is, the nakedness of your mother. She is your mother; you are not to uncover her nakedness.

8 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife; it is your father’s nakedness.

9 The nakedness of your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether born at home or born outside, their nakedness you shall not uncover.

10 The nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for their nakedness is yours.

11 The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, born to your father, she is your sister; you shall not uncover her nakedness.