Leviticus 18:15

15 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your daughter-in-law. She is your son's wife; you are not to have sex with her.^[a]

Leviticus 18:15 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 18:15

Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law,
&c.] Shall not he with her in his son's lifetime, or marry her after his death: she [is] that son's wife;
and so one flesh with him, and who is of the same flesh and blood with his father, and therefore the nearness of the relation forbids such incestuous copulation or marriage: thou shall not uncover her nakedness;
or have carnal knowledge of her, whether in the life or after the death of his son, even then marriage with her is not lawful.

Leviticus 18:15 In-Context

13 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your mother's sister, for she is your mother's close relative.

14 You are not to shame your father's brother by coming near his wife to have sexual intercourse; she is your aunt.

15 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your daughter-in-law. She is your son's wife; you are not to have sex with her.

16 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your brother's wife; it will shame your brother.

17 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lv 20:12; Gn 38:11-19; Ezk 22:11