King James Version

Leviticus 18:13

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she is thy mother’s near kinswoman.

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עֶרְוַ֥תervatnakednessעֶרְוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “nakedness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6172nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).אֲחֽוֹתachotsisterאָחוֹתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “sister”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH269a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)(an-) other, sister, together.אִמְּךָ֖imkhamotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תְגַלֵּ֑הtegalehexileגָּלָהverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “exile”, an unfinished actionH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…שְׁאֵ֥רsheerfleshשְׁאֵרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “flesh”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7607flesh (as swelling out), as living or forfood; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by bloodbody, flesh, food, (near) kin(-sman, -swoman), near (nigh) (of kin).אִמְּךָ֖imkhamotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.הִֽואhivas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister; for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she is thy mother’s near kinswoman.

Young’s Literal Translation

'The nakedness of thy mother's sister thou dost not uncover; for she [is] thy mother's relation.

World English Bible

“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s near kinswoman.

Darby Translation

The nakedness of thy mother's sister shalt thou not uncover; for she is thy mother's near relation.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: because she is thy mother’s flesh.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister; for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, for she is near akin to thy mother.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀσχημοσύνην ἀδελφῆς μητρός σου οὐκ ἀποκαλύψεις, οἰκεία γὰρ μητρός σου ἐστίν.