Leviticus 18:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ None of you shall approach to any that is neara of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD. ”

• Leviticus 18:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Near of kin - See the margin. The term was evidently used to denote those only who came within certain limits of consanguinity, together with those who by affinity were regarded in the same relat...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to (c) uncover [their] nakedness: I [am] the LORD. (c) That is, to lie with her, though it be under title of marriage.

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• Leviticus 18:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Forbidden Degrees of Marriage. After a general preface ( Leviticus 18:6 ) the relationships are given in detail. The phrase uncover the nakedness is almost confined to Leviticus 17-20, Ezek., and G...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  6. None of you shall approach to any that is near. This name does not include all female relations; for cousin-ger-mans of the father’s or mother’s side are permitted to intermarry; but it mu...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD. Any that is near of kin - כל שאר בשרו col shear besaro, any remnant of his flesh, i.e., to...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  None of you, &c.— Improper and incestuous marriages, which were extremely common, not only among the Egyptians and Canaanites, but other Eastern idolaters, are here first prohibited. There were...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD. None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin, х 'iysh ( H376 ) 'iysh...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Law of Forbidden Degrees of Marriage, and of Chastity 3. Some of the unions here forbidden as incestuous were permitted among the nations of antiquity. The early Egyptians, e.g. permitted marriage...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  None of you shall approach. — Literally, man, man, ye shall not approach. It is part of the phrase used in Leviticus 17:3 ; Leviticus 17:8 ; Leviticus 17:13 , and should accordingly be rendere...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  THE LAW OF HOLINESS: CHASTITY Leviticus 18:1-30 Chapter S 18, 19, and 20, by a formal introduction Leviticus 18:1-5 and a formal closing, Leviticus 20:22-26 are indicated as a distinct sect...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  At this point in the enunciation of the laws of separation they assume a slightly altered character. So far, the fundamental matters of relationships to God have been the principal note. Now the habi...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  These precepts, considered in a moral sense, carry with them conviction of their own propriety. And if explained spiritually, they serve to convey this idea, that the souls who are taken into covenan...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him ,.... Or to all "the rest of his flesh" t, which together with his make one flesh, who are of the same flesh and blood with him, and are...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover [their] nakedness: I [am] the LORD. Ver. 6. None of you shall approach, ] viz., To couple carnally with them. Eze 18:6 Isa...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  The first of these prohibitions is against all improper and incestuous marriages, a thing very common among the Canaanitish nations and in Egypt, even to the last degree of unnatural mixtures. Diodor...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  FORBIDDING SEXUAL SINS (vv. 1-30) Chapter 17 has dealt with sin directly against God; now chapter 18 speaks of sin in relationship with other creatures, primarily humans, but also animals (v. 23)....

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• Leviticus 18:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Incest Defined and Forbidden; Against Marrying Near Relations. B. C. 1490.       6 None of y...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  None, Heb. no man , For though the women also be bound by this law, yet the men alone are mentioned, both because they are most active in the choice of their yoke-fellows, and therefore most likel...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Relationships Within Families ( Leviticus 18:6-18 ). Leviticus 18:6 “None of you shall approach to any who are near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am Yahweh.” Firstly the initi...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  Incestuous Marriages: Domestic Purity SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 18:2 .—Speak unto them and say, I am the Lord your God. Jehovah is the sole lawgiver, His word the one law to His people: ungo...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Leviticus 18:21 . Molech, or Moloch, was the chief idol of the Sabians, and of the Ammonites. 1 Kings 11:7 ; 1 Kings 11:33 . To this idol Solomon built a high place on mount Olivet. The form of...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

  None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him. Consanguinity 1. God the institutor of marriage ( Leviticus 18:6 ). 2. Faith in Christ not commanded in the law ( Leviticus 18:5...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  PART III . SECTION III . EXPOSITION MORAL UNCLEANNESS AND ITS PUNISHMENT . This being the subject of the three following chapters (chapters 18-20), they naturally form a sequence...

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• Leviticus 18:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Unlawful Marriages

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• Leviticus 18:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Leviticus 18:7-19 ; Leviticus 20:11 ; Leviticus 20:12 ; Leviticus 20:17-21

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• Leviticus 18:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  To uncover their nakedness — I think Mr. Free has made it highly probable, that this phrase does not mean marriage, but fornication, throughout this chapter. So it unquestionably means in the twent...

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