Leviticus 18:18
“Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vexe her, to vncouer her nakednes besides the other, in her life time.”
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Leviticus 18:18 Context
16Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy brothers wife: it is thy brothers nakednesse. 17Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her sonnes daughter, or her daughters daughter, to vncouer her nakednesse: For they are her neere kinsewomen: it is wickednesse. 18Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vexe her, to vncouer her nakednes besides the other, in her life time. 19Also thou shalt not approche vnto a woman to vncouer her nakednes, as long as shee is put apart for her vncleannesse. 20Moreouer, thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbours wife, to defile thy selfe with her.
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Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex [her], to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life [time].
- King James Version
'You shall not marry a woman in addition to her sister as a rival while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness.
- New American Standard Version (1995)