Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Michael Miles" <mwm AT zadok.net>]

Hi Jason,

To uncover your father's nakedness means to have sexual relations with his
wife.

I hope this helps your studies.

Michael Miles

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Hare" <parousia_occ AT yahoo.com>
To: "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 5:24 AM
Subject: uncover that nakedness!! :-)


> In Vayiqra (Leviticus) 18, there is a long string of commands concerning
> "unlawful sexual relations."  I found it interesting to see that in the HB
> it reads in verse 7:
>
> (ER:WAT )FBIYKF W:(ER:WAT )IM.:KF LO) T:GAL."H
> (that is, 'ervat 'aviycha ve'ervat 'imcha lo' t'galeh)  :-)
>
> There it begins a long list of people with whom you should not have sexual
> relations, or "uncover their nakedness."  Does "uncover nakedness" in this
> context necessarily mean "have sexual relations with"?  I notice that the
> LXX is consistent with the HB, for it reads:
>
> ASCHMOSUNHN PATROS SOU KAI ASCHMOSUNHN MHTROS SOU OUK APOKALUYEI...
>
> Interestingly, if that is the meaning of the idiom (for it seems to be
> consistent all the way down the list), then why would it say not to
uncover
> the nakedness of your own father, like above??  Were the people in danger
> of having sexual relationships with their own papas??  I should hope not.
> And by the way, this is talking about men in the context (sleeping with
> sisters, mothers, aunts, etc. and animals and other men).  So it should be
> odd if they were commanded not to sleep with their fathers.  Just thought
> that was interesting.
>
> Jason Hare
> parousia_occ AT yahoo.com
>
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