Leviticus 18:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness. ”

Leviticus 18:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare the case of Reuben, Genesis 49:3-4 . See 1 Corinthians 5:1 .
Leviticus 18:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The nakedness of thy father's (d) wife shalt thou not uncover: it [is] thy father's nakedness. (d) Which is your stepmother.
Leviticus 18:8 - 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...
Leviticus 18:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

father's wife. See Gen 35:22. 2 Samuel 16:20-23 ; 1 Kings 2:17 , and 1 Corinthians 5:1-5 . This verse clarifies Genesis 9:22-25 , and see also Leviticus 20:11 .
Leviticus 18:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.
Leviticus 18:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of...
Leviticus 18:8 - 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...
Leviticus 18:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The nakedness of thy father’s wife. — Whilst the former prohibition refers to the son’s own mother, this law is directed against illicit commerce with his stepmother. Here we have an instance where...
Leviticus 18:8 - 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...
Leviticus 18:8 - 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...
Leviticus 18:8 - 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...
Leviticus 18:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover ,.... That is, who is indeed a man's father's wife, but not his own mother, but a stepmother or mother-in-law; or otherwise this law would c...
Leviticus 18:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it [is] thy father's nakedness. Ver. 8. It is thy father's nakedness.] For "the wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband": 1...
Leviticus 18:8 - 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)....
Leviticus 18:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Incest Defined and Forbidden; Against Marrying Near Relations. B. C. 1490. 6 None of y...
Leviticus 18:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

i.e. Thy step-mother. Examples of this are Genesis 35:22 , Genesis 49:4 1 Corinthians 5:1 . It is thy father's nakedness, by interest and relation; that which he only may uncover.
Leviticus 18:8 - 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...
Leviticus 18:8 - 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...
Leviticus 18:8 - 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...
Leviticus 18:8 - 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...
Leviticus 18:8 - 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...
Leviticus 18:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Unlawful Marriages
Leviticus 18:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 5:1 ; 2 Samuel 16:21 ; 2 Samuel 16:22 ; Amos 2:7 ; Deuteronomy 22:30 ; Deuteronomy 27:20 ; Ezekiel 22:10 ; Genesis 35:22 ; Genesis 49:4 ; Leviticus 20:11

Leviticus 18:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Leviticus 18:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Leviticus 18:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 18:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Leviticus 18:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Leviticus 18:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 18:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 18:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Leviticus 18:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Leviticus 18:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 18:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Leviticus 18:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Leviticus 18:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Leviticus 18:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 18:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Leviticus 18:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Leviticus 18:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 18:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Leviticus 18:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 18:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Leviticus 18:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Leviticus 18:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Leviticus 18:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge