Passage

Leviticus 18.6

Book: Leviticus · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

4. Mine ordinances shall ye do, and my statutes shall ye keep, to walk therein: I am Jehovah your God. 5. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and mine ordinances; which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am Jehovah.

6. None of you shall approach to any that are near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am Jehovah.

The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 8. The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness. (Leviticus 18:4-8, ASV)

WEB

4. You shall do my ordinances, and you shall keep my statutes, and walk in them: I am Yahweh your God. 5. You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances; which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Yahweh.

6. “‘None of you shall approach anyone who are his close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am Yahweh.

“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the nakedness of your mother: she is your mother. You shall not uncover her nakedness. 8. “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife. It is your father’s nakedness. (Leviticus 18:4-8, WEB)

KJV

4. Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God. 5. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

6. None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD. ^{near: Heb. remainder of his flesh}

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. 8. The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness. (Leviticus 18:4-8, KJV)

YLT

4. 'My judgments ye do, and My statutes ye keep, to walk in them; I [am] Jehovah your God; 5. and ye have kept My statutes and My judgments which man doth and liveth in them; I [am] Jehovah.

6. 'None of you unto any relation of his flesh doth draw near to uncover nakedness; I [am] Jehovah.

'The nakedness of thy father and the nakedness of thy mother thou dost not uncover, she [is] thy mother; thou dost not uncover her nakedness. 8. 'The nakedness of the wife of thy father thou dost not uncover; it [is] the nakedness of thy father. (Leviticus 18:4-8, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

H1320 - basar, basar, Strong's H1320
H3068 - YHWH, YHWH, Strong's H3068

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Lexicon:

H2763 - charam, via Leviticus 18.6-23

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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