Leviticus 18:6
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No man shall approach to her that is near of kin to him, to uncover her nakedness. I am the Lord.

1. As human nature now is, it is very expedient that those who are so much together in youth, should, by such a restriction be taught to look upon all such intercourse as prohibited and incestuous; for unless such restrictions are made, it would be impossible to prevent the prevalence of very early corruption among young persons. (See Michaelis on the laws of Moses, Art.

108.)

2. That the duties owing by nature to relatives might not be confounded with those of a social or political kind; for could a man be a brother and a husband, or a son and a husband at the same time, and fulfil the duties of both? Impossible.

3. That by intermarrying with other families, relationship and its endearments might be diffused. These prohibitions are, therefore to be considered so eminently moral obligations as to be observed by all mankind

to uncover

Leviticus 18:7-19 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother: she is thy mother, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. . . .

Leviticus 20:11,12,17-21 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. . . .

Context
Unlawful Sexual Relations
5Keep my laws and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them, I am the Lord. 6No man shall approach to her that is near of kin to him, to uncover her nakedness. I am the Lord.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.…
Cross References
Acts 15:20
But that we write unto them, that they refrain themselves from the pollutions of idols and from fornication and from things strangled and from blood.

Leviticus 18:5
Keep my laws and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them, I am the Lord.

Leviticus 18:7
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother: she is thy mother, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

Lexicon
None of
אִ֥ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

you are to approach
תִקְרְב֖וּ (ṯiq·rə·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7126: To come near, approach

any
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

close relative
שְׁאֵ֣ר (šə·’êr)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7607: Flesh, as living, for, food, food of any kind, kindred by blood

to have sexual relations.
לְגַלּ֣וֹת (lə·ḡal·lō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal

I
אֲנִ֖י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 589: I

am the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3069: YHWH


Additional Translations
None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.

None of you shall approach to any that are near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am Jehovah.

No man shall draw nigh to any of his near kindred to uncover their nakedness; I am the Lord.

No one shall approach to any that is his near relation, to uncover his nakedness: I am Jehovah.

None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.

None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.

"'None of you shall approach anyone who are his close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am Yahweh.

None of you unto any relation of his flesh doth draw near to uncover nakedness; I am Jehovah.
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