Leviticus 18:8
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Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife: for it is the nakedness of thy father.

1 Corinthians 5:1
It is absolutely heard that there is fornication among you and such fornication as the like is not among the heathens: that one should have his father's wife.

Leviticus 20:11
If a man lie with his stepmother, and discover the nakedness of his father, let them both be put to death: their blood be upon them.

Deuteronomy 22:30
No man shall take his father's wife, nor remove his covering.

Deuteronomy 27:20
Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife, and uncovereth his bed: and all the people shall say: Amen.

Ezekiel 22:10
They have discovered the nakedness of their father in thee, they have humbled the uncleanness of the menstruous woman in thee.

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Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife: for it is the nakedness of thy father.

Leviticus 20:11 If a man lie with his stepmother, and discover the nakedness of his father, let them both be put to death: their blood be upon them.

Genesis 35:22 And when he dwelt in that country, Ruben went, and slept with Bala the concubine of his father: which he was not ignorant of. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

Genesis 49:4 Thou art poured out as water, grow thou not; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed, and didst defile his couch.

Deuteronomy 22:30 No man shall take his father's wife, nor remove his covering.

Deuteronomy 27:20 Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife, and uncovereth his bed: and all the people shall say: Amen.

2 Samuel 16:21,22 And Achitophel said to Absalom: Go in to the concubines of thy father, whom he hath left to keep the house: that when all Israel shall hear that thou hast disgraced thy father, their hands may be strengthened with thee. . . .

Ezekiel 22:10 They have discovered the nakedness of their father in thee, they have humbled the uncleanness of the menstruous woman in thee.

Amos 2:7 They bruise the heads of the poor upon the dust of the earth, and turn aside the way of the humble: and the son and his father have gone to the same young woman, to profane my holy name.

1 Corinthians 5:1 It is absolutely heard that there is fornication among you and such fornication as the like is not among the heathens: that one should have his father's wife.

Context
Unlawful Sexual Relations
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. 8Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife: for it is the nakedness of thy father.9Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy sister by father or by mother: whether born at home or abroad.…
Lexicon
You must not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

have sexual relations with
עֶרְוַ֥ת (‘er·waṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6172: Nakedness

your father’s
אָבִ֖יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father

wife;
אֵֽשֶׁת־ (’ê·šeṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female

it
הִֽוא׃ (hî)
Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

would dishonor
עֶרְוַ֥ת (‘er·waṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6172: Nakedness

your father.
אָבִ֖יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father


Additional Translations
You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; it would dishonor your father.The nakedness of your father's wife shall you not uncover: it is your father's nakedness.

The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife; it is thy father's nakedness.

The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.

The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.

The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.

"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife: it is your father's nakedness.

The nakedness of the wife of thy father thou dost not uncover; it is the nakedness of thy father.
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