7" 'Do not dishonor your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; do not have relations with her.


In Context

4 You must obey my laws and be careful to follow my decrees. I am the Lord your God.

5 Keep my decrees and laws, for the man who obeys them will live by them. I am the Lord .

6 " 'No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the Lord .

7 " 'Do not dishonor your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; do not have relations with her.

8 " 'Do not have sexual relations with your father's wife; that would dishonor your father.

9 " 'Do not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.

Leviticus 18:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:7The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:7Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother: she is thy mother, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:7The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7The nakedness of thy father, and the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother: thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:7The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7|'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the nakedness of your mother: she is your mother. You shall not uncover her nakedness.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7The nakedness of thy father and the nakedness of thy mother thou dost not uncover, she is thy mother; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:7The nakedness of your father, or the nakedness of your mother, shall you not uncover: she is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness.