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Leviticus 18:16-18
Living Bible
Leviticus 18:16-18
Living Bible
16 nor your brother’s wife, for she is your brother’s.[a] 17 You may not marry both a woman and her daughter or granddaughter, for they are near relatives, and to do so is horrible wickedness. 18 You shall not marry two sisters, for they will be rivals. However, if your wife dies, then it is all right to marry her sister.
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- Leviticus 18:16 for she is your brother’s. Except when the brother died and left no heir, in which case his wife was left to a brother to beget children for her to carry on the name and inheritance of the deceased. See Deuteronomy 25:5.
Leviticus 18:16-18
New International Version
Leviticus 18:16-18
New International Version
16 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife;(A) that would dishonor your brother.
17 “‘Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter.(B) Do not have sexual relations with either her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.
18 “‘Do not take your wife’s sister(C) as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.
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