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Lev 18:17 — Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; [for] they [are] her near kinswomen: it [is] wickedness.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

a woman		Lev 20:14; Deu 27:23; Amo 2:7
it is wickedness		Lev 20:14

Correlating Passages

a woman

	Lev 20:14	And if a man take a wife and her mother, it [is] wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
	Deu 27:23	Cursed [be] he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
	Amo 2:7	That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the [same] maid, to profane my holy name:

it is wickedness

Lev 20:14

And if a man take a wife and her mother, it [is] wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.

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Scott, Thomas. "Leviticus 18:17," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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