^20:17“ ‘If a man has sexual intercourse with³¹ his sister, whether the daughter of his father or his mother, so that he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of the children of their people.³² He has exposed his sister’s nakedness; he will bear his punishment for iniquity.³³^20:18If a man has sexual intercourse with a menstruating woman and uncovers her nakedness, he has laid bare her fountain of blood and she has exposed the fountain of her blood, so both of them³⁴ must be cut off from the midst of their people. ^20:19You must not expose the nakedness of your mother’s sister and your father’s sister, for such a person has laid bare his own close relative.³⁵ They must bear their punishment for iniquity.³⁶^20:20If a man has sexual intercourse with his aunt, he has exposed his uncle’s nakedness; they must bear responsibility for their sin, they will die childless. ^20:21If a man has sexual intercourse with³⁷ his brother’s wife, it is indecency. He has exposed his brother’s nakedness;³⁸ they will be childless.

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Footnotes

31 Heb “takes.” The verb “to take” in this context means “to engage in sexual intercourse,” though some English versions translate it as “marry” (e.g., , , , ).
32 Regarding the “cut off” penalty, see the note on .
33 See the note on above.
34 Heb “and the two of them.”
35 Heb “his flesh.”
36 See the note on above.
37 Heb “takes.” The verb “to take” in this context means “to engage in sexual intercourse.”
38 See the note on above.