Leviticus 18:18

Hebrew	וְאִשָּׁ֥ה אֶל אֲחֹתָ֖הּ לֹ֣א תִקָּ֑ח לִצְרֹ֗ר לְגַלּ֧וֹת עֶרְוָתָ֛הּ עָלֶ֖יהָ בְּחַיֶּֽיהָ
ESV	And you shall not take a woman as a rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness while her sister is still alive.
NIV	“'Do not take your wife's sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.
NLT	“While your wife is living, do not marry her sister and have sexual relations with her, for they would be rivals.
LXX	γυναῖκα ἐπὶ ἀδελφῇ αὐτῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) οὐ λήμψῃ ἀντίζηλον ἀποκαλύψαι τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ἐπ αὐτῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ἔτι ζώσης αὐτῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
KJV	Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

^{Leviticus 18:17 ← Leviticus 18:18 → Leviticus 18:19}

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