Leviticus 18:10

10 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, because it will shame your family.^[a]

Leviticus 18:10 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 18:10

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.

Leviticus 18:10 In-Context

8 You are not to have sex with your father's wife; it will shame your father.

9 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your sister, either your father's daughter or your mother's, whether born at home or born elsewhere. You are not to have sex with her.

10 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, because it will shame your family.

11 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your father's wife's daughter, who is adopted by your father; she is your sister.

12 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your father's sister; she is your father's close relative.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit because they are your nakedness