Leviticus 18:10

Easy-to-Read Version

"You must not have sexual relations with your granddaughter. It doesn't matter whether she is the daughter of your son or the daughter of your daughter—they are all a part of you!

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's daughter, or of your daughter's daughter, even their nakedness: for theirs is your own nakedness.

King James Version
The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.

Lexham English Bible
As for the nakedness of your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, you must not expose their nakedness, because they are your nakedness.

New Century Version
"‘You must not have sexual relations with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter; that would bring shame on you.

New English Translation
You must not expose the nakedness of your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter by having sexual intercourse with them, because they are your own nakedness.

Amplified Bible
'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter; their nakedness you shall not uncover, for they are your own nakedness [that is, your own descendants].

New American Standard Bible
'The nakedness of your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for their nakedness is yours.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The shame of thy sonnes daughter, or of thy daughters daughter, thou shalt not, I say, vncouer their shame: for it is thy shame.

Legacy Standard Bible
The nakedness of your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for their nakedness is yours.

Contemporary English Version
Don't disgrace yourself by having sex with your granddaughter

Complete Jewish Bible
You are not to have sexual relations with your son's daughter or with your daughter's daughter. Do not have sexual relations with them, because their sexual disgrace will be your own.

Darby Translation
The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter—their nakedness shalt thou not uncover; for theirs is thy nakedness.

English Standard Version
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's daughter or of your daughter's daughter, for their nakedness is your own nakedness.

George Lamsa Translation
You shall not approach your sons daughter or your daughters daughter, because they are your own kin.

Good News Translation
Do not have intercourse with your granddaughter; that would be a disgrace to you.

Christian Standard Bible®
You are not to have sexual intercourse with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for they are your family.

Literal Translation
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's daughter, or your daughter's daughter; you shall not uncover their nakedness, for theirs is your own nakedness.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou shalt not vncouer the preuytie of thy sonnes doughter, or of thy doughters doughter, for it is thine awne preuytie.

American Standard Version
The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.

Bible in Basic English
You may not have sex relations with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, for they are part of yourself;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy sonnes daughter, or thy daughters daughter, for that is thyne owne nakednesse.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover; for theirs is thine own nakedness.

King James Version (1611)
The nakednesse of thy sonnes daughter, or of thy daughters daughter, euen their nakednesse thou shalt not vncouer: for theirs is thine owne nakednesse.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The nakedness of thy son’s daughter, or thy daughter’s daughter, their nakedness thou shalt not uncover; because it is thy nakedness.

English Revised Version
The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.

Berean Standard Bible
You must not have sexual relations with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, for that would shame your family.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou schalt not schewe the filthe of the douyter of thi sone, ether of neece of thi douyter, for it is thi filthe.

Young's Literal Translation
`The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter: thou dost not uncover their nakedness; for theirs [is] thy nakedness.

Update Bible Version
You shall not have sex with your son's daughter, or with your daughter's daughter: for theirs is your own nakedness.

Webster's Bible Translation
The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, [even] their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs [is] thy own nakedness.

World English Bible
The nakedness of your son's daughter, or of your daughter's daughter, even their nakedness you shall not uncover: for theirs is your own nakedness.

New King James Version
The nakedness of your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for theirs is your own nakedness.

New Living Translation
"Do not have sexual relations with your granddaughter, whether she is your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, for this would violate yourself.

New Life Bible
Do not take the clothes off your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter. For they are of your own family.

New Revised Standard
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's daughter or of your daughter's daughter, for their nakedness is your own nakedness.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The shame of the daughter of thy son or the daughter of thy daughter, thou shalt not uncover their shame, - for, thine own shame, they are.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy son’s daughter, or thy daughter’s daughter: because it is thy own nakedness.

Revised Standard Version
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's daughter or of your daughter's daughter, for their nakedness is your own nakedness.

THE MESSAGE
"Don't have sex with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter. That would violate your own body.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'The nakedness of your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for their nakedness is yours.

Contextual Overview

⁶ "You must never have sexual relations with your close relatives. I am the Lord . ⁷ "You must never have sexual relations with your father or mother. She is your mother, so you must not have sexual relations with her. ⁸ You must not have sexual relations with your father's wife, even if she is not your mother, because that is like having sexual relations with your father. ⁹ "You must not have sexual relations with your sister. It doesn't matter if she is the daughter of your father or your mother. And it doesn't matter if your sister was born in your house or at some other place. ¹⁰ "You must not have sexual relations with your granddaughter. It doesn't matter whether she is the daughter of your son or the daughter of your daughter—they are all a part of you! ¹¹ "If your father and his wife have a daughter, she is your sister. You must not have sexual relations with her. ¹² "You must not have sexual relations with your father's sister. She is your father's close relative. ¹³ You must not have sexual relations with your mother's sister. She is your mother's close relative. ¹⁴ You must not have sexual relations with the wife of your father's brother. You must not go near your uncle's wife for sexual relations. She is your aunt. ¹⁵ "You must not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son's wife, so you must not have sexual relations with her.

Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References

Genesis 16:10
The angel of the Lord also said, "From you will come many people—too many people to count."

Genesis 17:16
I will bless her. I will give her a son, and you will be the father. She will be the mother of many new nations. Kings of nations will come from her."

Genesis 17:19
God said, "No, I said that your wife Sarah will have a son. You will name him Isaac. I will make my agreement with him that will continue forever with all his descendants.

Genesis 17:21
But I will make my agreement with Isaac, the son who Sarah will have. He will be born at this same time next year."

Genesis 18:3
Abraham said, "Sirs, please stay a while with me, your servant.

Genesis 18:5
I will get some food for you, and you can eat as much as you want. Then you can continue your journey." The three men said, "Do as you wish."

Genesis 18:8
Abraham brought the meat and some milk and cheese and set them down in front of the three men. Then he stood near the men, ready to serve them while they sat under the tree and ate.

Genesis 18:9
Then the men said to Abraham, "Where is your wife Sarah?" Abraham said, "She is there, in the tent."

Genesis 18:13
Then the Lord said to Abraham, "Sarah laughed and said she was too old to have a baby.

Genesis 18:14
But is anything too hard for the Lord ? I will come again in the spring, just as I said I would, and your wife Sarah will have a son."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter,.... A man might not marry his granddaughter, whether a descendant of his son or of his daughter, nor any further off descending from him in a right line, not his great-granddaughter, and so on; and if he might not marry his granddaughter, much less his own daughter, as Jarchi observes, for the relation is still nearer; therefore that being prohibited, this in course must, though not mentioned:

[even] their nakedness thou shalt not uncover; neither debauch nor marry such an one:

for theirs [is] thine own nakedness; which sprung from his, being the descendants either of his son or daughter; the Targum of Jonathan is,

"for they are as thy nakedness,''

his own flesh and blood.