Leviticus 18:19

What does Leviticus 18:19 mean?

A plain-English look at Leviticus 18:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And you may not go near a woman or have sex relations with her when she is unclean, at her regular time.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`And unto a woman in the separation of her uncleanness thou dost not draw near to uncover her nakedness.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Thou shalt not approach to a woman having her flowers: neither shalt thou uncover her nakedness.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And thou shalt not approach a woman in the separation of her uncleanness to uncover her nakedness.

Context

v.18And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.

v.19This passage

v.20And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor’s wife, to defile thyself with her.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Leviticus 20:18

    And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath made naked her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

  • Ezekiel 18:6

    and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbor’s wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her impurity,

  • Leviticus 12:2

    Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman conceive seed, and bear a man-child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as in the days of the impurity of her sickness shall she be unclean.

  • Leviticus 15:24

    And if any man lie with her, and her impurity be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.

  • Leviticus 15:19

    And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be in her impurity seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.

  • Ezekiel 22:10

    In thee have they uncovered their fathers’ nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity.

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