Leviticus 18:19

Modern

You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.

Traditional

Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

Literal

And to a woman in the menstruation of her uncleanness you shall not draw near to uncover her nakedness.

Latin

Ad mulierem quæ patitur menstrua non accedes, nec revelabis fœditatem ejus.

Hebrew

English

You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.

Theme notes and profiles

Leviticus 15:24
If a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.
Leviticus 20:18
If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.
Ezekiel 22:10
In you they have uncovered the nakedness of their fathers; in you they violate women during their menstrual impurity.
Ezekiel 18:6
He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.
Leviticus 15:19
When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 12:2
“Say to the Israelites, ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days, as she is during the days of her menstruation.