Leviticus 18:19 “You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during…”

Leviticus 18:19

You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

World English Bible

“‘You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

American Standard Version

And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou shalt not also go vnto a woman to vncouer her shame, as long as she is put apart for her disease.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt not approach a woman in the separation of her uncleanness to uncover her nakedness.

Young's Literal Translation

'And unto a woman in the separation of her uncleanness thou dost not draw near to uncover her nakedness.

Bible in Basic English

And you may not go near a woman or have sex relations with her when she is unclean, at her regular time.

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Cross references

“Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.”

Leviticus 15:24 Leviticus 20:18 Ezekiel 22:10 Leviticus 15:19 Ezekiel 18:6

Leviticus 15:24 · BSB

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 20:18 · BSB

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.

Ezekiel 22:10 · BSB

In you they have uncovered the nakedness of their fathers; in you they violate women during their menstrual impurity.

Leviticus 15:19 · BSB

When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.

Ezekiel 18:6 · BSB

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.

Also

Leviticus 12:2

Leviticus 12:2 · BSB

“Say to the Israelites, ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days, as she is during the days of her menstruation.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18You must not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is still alive.

20You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.

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