Negative Commandment #140 of 613
Do not have sexual relations with your father's wife
Commandment #140 — a prohibition from Leviticus 18:8, classified under Forbidden Sexual Relationships in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife; it is your father's nakedness.”
— Leviticus 18:8
Hebrew
ח עֶרְוַת אֵשֶׁת-אָבִיךָ, לֹא תְגַלֵּה: עֶרְוַת אָבִיךָ, הִוא. {ס}
Greek (Septuagint)
8 ἀσχημοσύνην γυναικὸς πατρός σου οὐκ ἀποκαλύψεις· ἀσχημοσύνη πατρός σού ἐστιν.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Forbidden Sexual Relationships
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 18
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Acharei Mot
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #191
- Mishneh Torah
- HolinessForbidden Sexual Relations
Related Commandments in “Forbidden Sexual Relationships”
#139: Do not have sexual relations with your mother
Leviticus 18:7
#141: Do not have sexual relations with your sister
Leviticus 18:9
#142: Do not have sexual relations with your father's wife's daughter
Leviticus 18:11
#143: Do not have sexual relations with your son's daughter
Leviticus 18:10
#144: Do not have sexual relations with your daughter
Leviticus 18:6
#145: Do not have sexual relations with your daughter's daughter
Leviticus 18:10
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