Leviticus 18:9 KJV

The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

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

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Cross References

  • Leviticus 20:17 And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
  • Deuteronomy 27:22 Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
  • Ezekiel 22:11 And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter.
  • Leviticus 18:11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
  • 2 Samuel 13:11–14 And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister. …

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  • The nakedness עֶרְוַת ʿerwat עֶרְוָה Noun · feminine singular construct
  • of thy sister אֲחוֹתְךָ ʾăḥôtĕkā אָחוֹת Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • the daughter בַת bat בַּת Noun · feminine singular construct
  • of thy father אָבִיךָ ʾābîkā אָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • or daughter אוֹ ʾô Conjunction בַת bat בַּת Noun · feminine singular construct
  • of thy mother אִמֶּךָ ʾimmekā אֵם Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • born מוֹלֶדֶת môledet מוֹלֶדֶת Noun · feminine singular construct
  • at home בַּיִת bayit בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular
  • or born אוֹ ʾô Conjunction מוֹלֶדֶת môledet מוֹלֶדֶת Noun · feminine singular construct
  • abroad חוּץ ḥûṣ חוּץ Noun · masculine singular
  • their nakedness עֶרְוָתָן ʿerwātān עֶרְוָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person feminine plural
  • thou shalt not uncover לֹא lōʾ Negative תְגַלֶּה tĕgallê גָּלָה Verb · piel imperfect, second person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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