Treasury of Scripture Knowledge If any man take his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother, and see her nakedness, and she behold her brother's shame: they have committed a crime. They shall be slain, in the sight of their people, because they have discovered one another's nakedness. And they shall bear their iniquity. Leviticus 18:9 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy sister by father or by mother: whether born at home or abroad. Genesis 20:12 Howbeit, otherwise also she is truly my sister, the daughter of my father, and not the daughter of my mother, and I took her to wife. Deuteronomy 27:22 Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or of his mother: and all the people shall say: Amen. 2 Samuel 13:12 She answered him: Do not so, my brother, do not force me: for no such thing must be done in Israel. Do not thou this folly. Ezekiel 22:11 And every one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife, and the father in law hath wickedly defiled his daughter in law, the brother hath oppressed his sister the daughter of his father in thee. Context Punishments for Sexual Immorality…16The woman that shall lie under any beast, shall be killed together with the same. Their blood be upon them. 17If any man take his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother, and see her nakedness, and she behold her brother's shame: they have committed a crime. They shall be slain, in the sight of their people, because they have discovered one another's nakedness. And they shall bear their iniquity.18If any man lie with a woman in her flowers, and uncover her nakedness, and she open the fountain of her blood: both shall be destroyed out of the midst of their people.… Cross References Leviticus 18:9 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy sister by father or by mother: whether born at home or abroad. Leviticus 20:16 The woman that shall lie under any beast, shall be killed together with the same. Their blood be upon them. Numbers 5:31 The husband shall be blameless, and she shall bear her iniquity. Deuteronomy 27:22 Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or of his mother: and all the people shall say: Amen. 2 Samuel 13:12 She answered him: Do not so, my brother, do not force me: for no such thing must be done in Israel. Do not thou this folly. Lexicon If a manוְאִ֣ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person marries יִקַּ֣ח (yiq·qaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take his sister, אֲחֹת֡וֹ (’ă·ḥō·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 269: Sister -- a sister whether the daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter of his father אָבִ֣יו (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1: Father or א֣וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 176: Desire, if his mother, אִ֠מּוֹ (’im·mōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 517: A mother, ) and they have sexual relations, וְרָאָ֨ה (wə·rā·’āh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see it ה֔וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is a disgrace. חֶ֣סֶד (ḥe·seḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty They must be cut off וְנִ֨כְרְת֔וּ (wə·niḵ·rə·ṯū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant in the sight לְעֵינֵ֖י (lə·‘ê·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - cdc Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain of בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son their people. עַמָּ֑ם (‘am·mām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock He has uncovered גִּלָּ֖ה (gil·lāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal the nakedness עֶרְוַ֧ת (‘er·waṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6172: Nakedness of his sister; אֲחֹת֛וֹ (’ă·ḥō·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 269: Sister -- a sister he shall bear יִשָּֽׂא׃ (yiś·śā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5375: To lift, carry, take his iniquity. עֲוֺנ֥וֹ (‘ă·wō·nōw) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity Additional Translations If a man marries his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he shall bear his iniquity.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 has uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity. 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 shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity. Whosoever shall take his sister by his father or by his mother, and shall see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness, it is a reproach: they shall be destroyed before the children of their family; he has uncovered his sister's nakedness, they shall bear their sin. And if a man take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness, that is a disgrace; and they shall be cut off before the eyes of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity. 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 shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity. 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. "'If a man takes his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness; it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he has uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity. 'And a man who taketh his sister, a daughter of his father or daughter of his mother, and he hath seen her nakedness, and she seeth his nakedness: it is a shame; and they have been cut off before the eyes of the sons of their people; the nakedness of his sister he hath uncovered; his iniquity he beareth. 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