Leviticus 20:17

The Scriptures 1998

‘And a man who takes his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness: it is wickedness, and they shall be cut off before the eyes of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness, he bears his crookedness.

Cross References

Genesis 20:12

“And yet, she is truly my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife.

2 Samuel 13:12

And she answered him, “No, my brother, do not humble me, for it is not done so in Yisra’ĕ

Exodus 30:33

‘Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on a stranger, shall be cut off from his people.’ ”

Ezekiel 22:11

“And the one has done abomination with his neighbour’s wife. And another has wickedly defiled his daughter-in-law. And another within you has humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.

Leviticus 18:9

‘The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or elsewhere, their nakedness you do not uncover.

Leviticus 20:16

‘And a woman who approaches any beast and mates with it: you shall kill the woman and the beast, they shall certainly be put to death, their blood is upon them.

Numbers 5:31

‘And the man shall be clear from crookedness, but the woman bear her crookedness.’ ”

Deuteronomy 27:22

‘Cursed is he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amĕ