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Leviticus 18

Amplified Bible, 2015 (AMP)

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Leviticus 18:6 [1] This passage (vv 6-18) states incestuous prohibitions.
Leviticus 18:6 [1] This passage (vv 6-18) states incestuous prohibitions.
Leviticus 18:6 [2] This Hebrew euphemism for sexual relations occurs in each verse in the passage.
Leviticus 18:6 [2] This Hebrew euphemism for sexual relations occurs in each verse in the passage.
Leviticus 18:7 [3] The father's nakedness is a reference to his wife in her role as his sexual partner, i.e. the nakedness that belongs to him alone by virtue of their marriage (cf 1CO 7:4). Otherwise, the literal meaning would refer to intimate relations with the father himself, including homosexuality. The text itself states that this is not the meaning, especially in 20:11a (The man who lies...has uncovered his father's nakedness).
Leviticus 18:7 [3] The father's nakedness is a reference to his wife in her role as his sexual partner, i.e. the nakedness that belongs to him alone by virtue of their marriage (cf 1CO 7:4). Otherwise, the literal meaning would refer to intimate relations with the father himself, including homosexuality. The text itself states that this is not the meaning, especially in 20:11a (The man who lies...has uncovered his father's nakedness).
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