Leviticus 18:7 KJV

The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; 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?

Matthew Henry

  • Unlawful marriages and fleshly lustsHere is a law against all conformity to the corrupt usages of the heathen. Also laws against incest, against brutal lusts, and barbarous idolatries; and the...

Cross References

  • Leviticus 20:11 And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
  • Ezekiel 22:10 In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.
  • Leviticus 18:8–16 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness. …
  • Leviticus 20:14 And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • The nakedness עֶרְוַת ʿerwat עֶרְוָה Noun · feminine singular construct
  • of thy father אָבִיךָ ʾābîkā אָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • or the nakedness וְעֶרְוַת wĕʿerwat עֶרְוָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with and
  • of thy mother אִמְּךָ ʾimmĕkā אֵם Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • shalt thou not uncover לֹא lōʾ Negative תְגַלֵּה tĕgallê גָּלָה Verb · piel imperfect, second person masculine singular
  • she is thy mother אִמְּךָ ʾimmĕkā אֵם 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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