Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Jason Hare <parousia_occ AT yahoo.com>]

Well, I am just commenting on the fact that
"uncovering someone's nakedness" is used to say "have
sexual relations with."  Would you, then take "W:" to
be appositional (i.e., "You shall not uncover the
nakedness of your father, even the nakedness of your
mother...")?  It would seem that such would make
sense, but would it be the natural reading?  I don't
know.  Just something to chew on.  It could also be:
"You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father or
the nakedness of your mother", could it not?

¡¡Dios su mismo esté contigo y te bendiga!!

Jason Hare
parousia_occ AT yahoo.com

--- Michael Miles <mwm AT zadok.net> wrote:
> 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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