Leviticus 20:18
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And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.
In other translations
And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.
Hebrew words
וְאִישׁve'ishand a manH376אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whoH834יִשְׁכַּבyishkavhe will lie withH7901אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אִשָּׁה'ishaha womanH802דָּוָהdavahmenstruatingH1739וְגִלָּהvegilahand he will uncoverH1540אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עֶרְוָתָהּ'ervatahnakedness herH6172אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מְקֹרָהּmekorahspring herH4726הֶעֱרָהhe'erahhe has made nakedH6168וְהִיאvehi'and sheH1931גִּלְּתָהgiletahshe has uncoveredH1540אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מְקוֹרmekor[the] spring ofH4726דָּמֶיהָdameihablood<s> herH1818וְנִכְרְתוּvenikhretuand they will be cut offH3772שְׁנֵיהֶםsheneihemboth of themH8147מִקֶּרֶבmikerevfrom amongH7130עַמָּם׃'amampeople theirH5971
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Related verses
- Leviticus 15:24And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.If a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.
- Leviticus 18:19Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.
- Ezekiel 18:6And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour’s wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.
- Ezekiel 22:10In thee have they discovered their fathers’ nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.In you they have uncovered the nakedness of their fathers; in you they violate women during their menstrual impurity.
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