Leviticus 18:10

10 " 'Do not have sex with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter. That would bring shame on you.

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 " 'Do not have sex with any other wife of your father. That would bring shame on your father.
9 " 'Do not have sex with your sister. It does not matter whether she is your father's daughter or your mother's daughter. It does not matter whether she was born in the same home as you were or somewhere else.
10 " 'Do not have sex with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter. That would bring shame on you.
11 " 'Do not have sex with the daughter of your father's wife. She was born to your father. She is your sister.
12 " 'Do not have sex with your father's sister. She is a close relative on your father's side.
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