Negative Commandment #144 of 613
Do not have sexual relations with your daughter
Commandment #144 — a prohibition from Leviticus 18:6, classified under Forbidden Sexual Relationships in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'None of you shall approach any blood relative of his to uncover nakedness; I am the LORD.”
— Leviticus 18:6
Hebrew
ו אִישׁ אִישׁ אֶל-כָּל-שְׁאֵר בְּשָׂרוֹ, לֹא תִקְרְבוּ לְגַלּוֹת עֶרְוָה: אֲנִי, יְהוָה. {ס}
Greek (Septuagint)
6 Ἄνθρωπος ἄνθρωπος πρὸς πάντα οἰκεῖα σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ οὐ προσελεύσεται ἀποκαλύψαι ἀσχημοσύνην· ἐγὼ κύριος.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Forbidden Sexual Relationships
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 18
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Acharei Mot
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #195
- Mishneh Torah
- HolinessForbidden Sexual Relations
Related Commandments in “Forbidden Sexual Relationships”
#139: Do not have sexual relations with your mother
Leviticus 18:7
#140: Do not have sexual relations with your father's wife
Leviticus 18:8
#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
#145: Do not have sexual relations with your daughter's daughter
Leviticus 18:10
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