Leviticus 18:8
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife: for it is the nakedness of thy father.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Turpitudinem uxoris patris tui non discooperies : turpitudo enim patris tui est.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἀσχημοσύνην γυναικὸς πατρός σου οὐκ ἀποκαλύψεις· ἀσχημοσύνη πατρός σού ἐστιν.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- עֶרְוַ֥ת אֵֽשֶׁת אָבִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה עֶרְוַ֥ת אָבִ֖יךָ הִֽוא
Haydock's commentary
Father. He hath known her; and to him she belongs, as being one flesh. (Haydock)
If he were even dead, it would shew a want of respect to marry his widow, though she were not your own mother. (Calmet)
This law, Ruben and the incestuous Corinthian transgressed. [1 Corinthians 5:1] (Tirinus)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
Tertullian The Five Books Against Marcion, St. Paul's Phraseology Often Suggested by the Jewish Scriptures. Christ Our Passover--A Phrase Which Introduces Us to the Very Heart of the Ancient Dispensation. Christ's True Corporeity. Married and Unmarried States. Meaning of the Time is Short. In His Exhortations and Doctrine, the Apostle Wholly Teaches According to the Mind and Purposes of the God of the Old Testament. Prohibition of Meats and Drinks Withdrawn by the Creator
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