Leviticus 18:12

12 turpitudinem sororis patris tui non discoperies quia caro est patris tui

Leviticus 18:12 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 18:12

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister,
&c.] His aunt by his father's side, an instance of which we have in Amram, ( Exodus 6:20 ) ; and Maimonides says F9, an aunt was forbidden whether she was a father's sister in lawful wedlock or in fornication: she [is] thy father's near kinswoman;
or, the rest of thy father F11; the residue of his flesh, one of the same flesh and blood with him; wherefore, as he could not marry her himself, so his son likewise was too near akin to enter into such a relation with her.


FOOTNOTES:

F9 Hilchot Issure Biah, c. 2. sect. 5.
F11 (Kyba rav) "reliquiarum patris tui", Tigurine version.

Leviticus 18:12 In-Context

10 turpitudinem filiae filii tui vel neptis ex filia non revelabis quia turpitudo tua est
11 turpitudinem filiae uxoris patris tui quam peperit patri tuo et est soror tua non revelabis
12 turpitudinem sororis patris tui non discoperies quia caro est patris tui
13 turpitudinem sororis matris tuae non revelabis eo quod caro sit matris tuae
14 turpitudinem patrui tui non revelabis nec accedes ad uxorem eius quae tibi adfinitate coniungitur
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