Leviticus 18:11 KJV
The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
Thou and Ye
- thy, thou one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
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Topics
- Abomination Incest
- Copulation Forbidden between persons near of kin
- Incest Defined and forbidden
- Marriage Unclassified scriptures relating to Marriage
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Hebrew and Strong’s
- The nakedness עֶרְוַת ʿerwat עֶרְוָה Noun · feminine singular construct
- of thy father's אָבִיךָ ʾābîkā אָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- wife's אֵשֶׁת ʾēšet אִשָּׁה Noun · feminine singular construct
- daughter בַּת bat בַּת Noun · feminine singular construct
- begotten מוֹלֶדֶת môledet מוֹלֶדֶת Noun · feminine singular construct
- of thy father אָבִיךָ ʾābîkā אָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- she is thy sister אֲחוֹתְךָ ʾăḥôtĕkā אָחוֹת Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular הִוא hiwʾ Pronoun · third person feminine singular
- thou shalt not uncover לֹא lōʾ Negative תְגַלֶּה tĕgallê גָּלָה Verb · piel imperfect, second person masculine singular
- her nakedness עֶרְוָתָהּ ʿerwātāh עֶרְוָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person feminine singular
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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