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16 “You must not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife. That would be like having sexual relations with your brother.[a]

17 “You must not have sexual relations with a mother and her daughter or her granddaughter. It doesn’t matter if this granddaughter is the daughter of this woman’s son or daughter. Her granddaughters are her close relatives. It is wrong to do this.

18 “While your wife is still living, you must not take her sister as another wife. This will make the sisters become enemies. You must not have sexual relations with your wife’s sister.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 18:16 sexual relations … brother Literally, “She is the nakedness of your brother.”

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