Leviticus 18:6
“None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him,.... Or to all "the rest of his flesh" (t), which together…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Near of kin - See the margin. The term was evidently used to denote those only who came within certain limits of…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Any that is near of kin - כל שאר בשרו col shear besaro, any remnant of his flesh, i.e., to any particularly allied to…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Leviticus 18:6-18
These laws relate to the seventh commandment, and, no doubt, are obligatory on us under the gospel, for they are…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
A general exhortation (hence perhaps the plural; see above), introductory to the enumeration of specific cases. Baentsch…