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The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she [is] thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

KJV

Hebrew original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Tu ne découvriras point la nudité de ton père, ni la nudité de ta mère. C'est ta mère: tu ne découvriras point sa nudité.

KJV

The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she [is] thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

Patristic reading

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  • Philo Judaeus

    De Fuga Et Inventione

    θήσεως ἀνομβρησάντων παθῶν. οὗ χάριν ἀπαγορεύει Μωυσῆς „ἀσχημοσύνην πατρὸς καὶ μητρὸς ἀποκαλύπτειν“ (Lev. 18,7), εἰδὼς σαφῶς, ἡλίκον ἐστὶ κακὸν τὰ ἁμαρτήματα τοῦ νοῦ καὶ τῆς αἰσθήσεως μὴ ἐπέχειν καὶ ἐπικρύπτειν, ἀλλ’ ὥσπερ κατορθώματα προφέρειν εἰς μέσον. αἵδ’ εἰσὶν αἱ τῶν ἁμαρτη…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    emly that such persons should be united in venereal intercourse. This reason seems to be indicated ( Lev. 18:7 ) where we read: "She is thy mother, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness," and the same is expressed further on with regard to others. The second reason is because bloo…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 89 (Migne)

    abet quid Dominus per Moysem praecipiat dicens: Turpitudinem patris tui [Col. 0957C] non revelabis (Levit. XVIII, 7) ; filia enim patris tui turpitudo tua est [Note: [Col. 0957C] Ed., Turpitudinem patris, etc. Turpitudinem sororis tuae non revelabis. Filia enim prius his est. Tu…

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