Bible Strands
Leviticus 18:10
You must not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for that would shame your family.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses the Israelites through Moses within the covenant law code, immediately after forbidding relations with a sister. The command functions as a boundary marker for familial purity in the wilderness community.
The words — The text uses תְגַלֶּ֖ה (te.ga.Leh), meaning "you will uncover," paired with the idiom for sexual exposure. The Hebrew explicitly prohibits uncovering the nakedness of a son’s daughter or a daughter’s daughter.
The thread — This prohibition extends the incest boundaries established in Leviticus 18:9 and Leviticus 18:11, creating a continuous chain of restricted kinship ties. The "uncover nakedness" idiom recurs throughout Leviticus 18 to define prohibited sexual unions.
Why it lands — The text demands the rejection of sexual access to direct descendants, treating such acts as a violation of family honor. A reader must apply the boundary strictly to prevent the collapse of generational and relational distinctions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The nakedness of thy son’s daughter, or of thy daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.