Negative Commandment #161 of 613
Do not have sexual relations with a menstrually impure woman
Commandment #161 — a prohibition from Leviticus 18:19, classified under Forbidden Sexual Relationships in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness during her menstrual impurity.”
— Leviticus 18:19
Hebrew
יט וְאֶל-אִשָּׁה, בְּנִדַּת טֻמְאָתָהּ--לֹא תִקְרַב, לְגַלּוֹת עֶרְוָתָהּ.
Greek (Septuagint)
19 Καὶ πρὸς γυναῖκα ἐν χωρισμῷ ἀκαθαρσίας αὐτῆς οὐ προσελεύσῃ ἀποκαλύψαι τὴν ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτῆς.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Forbidden Sexual Relationships
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 18
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Acharei Mot
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #207
- 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
#144: Do not have sexual relations with your daughter
Leviticus 18:6
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