Leviticus 18:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
You shall not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑ה
(te·gal·leh;)
1540: to uncover, removea prim. root
the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת
(er·vat)
6172: nakednessfrom arah
of a womanאִשָּׁ֛ה
(i·shah)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
and of her daughter,וּבִתָּ֖הּ
(u·vit·tah)
1323: daughterfrom ben
norלֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
shall you takeתִקַּח֙
(tik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
her son'sבְּנָ֞הּ
(be·nah)
1121: sona prim. root
daughterבַּת־
(bat-)
1323: daughterfrom ben
or her daughter'sבַּת־
(bat-)
1323: daughterfrom ben
daughter,בִּתָּ֗הּ
(bit·tah)
1323: daughterfrom ben
to uncoverלְגַלֹּ֣ות
(le·gal·lo·vt)
1540: to uncover, removea prim. root
her nakedness;עֶרְוָתָ֔הּ
(er·va·tah,)
6172: nakednessfrom arah
they are blood relatives. 
 
7607: fleshfrom an unused word
It is lewdness.זִמָּ֥ה
(zim·mah)
2154: a plan, device, wickednessfrom zamam


















KJV Lexicon
Thou shalt not uncover
galah  (gaw-law')
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
the nakedness
`ervah  (er-vaw')
nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish) -- nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).
of a woman
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
and her daughter
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
neither shalt thou take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
her son's
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
daughter
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
or her daughter's
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
daughter
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
to uncover
galah  (gaw-law')
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
her nakedness
`ervah  (er-vaw')
nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish) -- nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).
for they are her near kinswomen
sha'arah  (shah-ar-aw')
female kindred by blood -- near kinswomen.
it is wickedness
zimmah  (zim-maw')
a plan, especially a bad one -- heinous crime, lewd(-ly, -ness), mischief, purpose, thought, wicked (device, mind, -ness).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, nor shall you take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are blood relatives. It is lewdness.

King James Bible
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are not to have sexual intercourse with a woman and her daughter. You are not to marry her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter and have sex with her. They are close relatives; it is depraved.

International Standard Version
"You are not to have sexual relations with a woman and her daughter. "You are not to have sexual relations with her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter. They're near blood relatives. It's wickedness.

NET Bible
You must not have sexual intercourse with both a woman and her daughter; you must not take as wife either her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter to have intercourse with them. They are closely related to her--it is lewdness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Never have sexual intercourse with a woman and her daughter or a woman and her granddaughter. They are related. Doing this is perverted.

King James 2000 Bible
You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shall you take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
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