Negative Commandment 340 (Digest)
Incest with a Paternal Aunt
"You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister"—Leviticus 18:12.
It is forbidden to have incestuous relations with one's father's sister.
The
340th prohibition is that one is forbidden from having relations with one's
father's sister.
The
source of this commandment is G‑d's statement, "do not commit incest with your father's
sister."
For
this prohibition the punishment is kares
if intentional, and a sin-offering if unintentional.
Negative Commandment 341 (Digest)
Incest with a Maternal Aunt
"You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister"—Leviticus 18:13.
It is forbidden to have incestuous relations with one's mother's sister.
The
341st prohibition is that one is forbidden from having relations with one's
mother's sister.
The
source of this commandment is G‑d's statement, "do not commit incest with your mother's
sister."
For
this prohibition the punishment is kares
if intentional, and a sin-offering if unintentional.
Negative Commandment 342 (Digest)
Incest with an Uncle's Wife
"You shall not come near his wife; she is your aunt"—Leviticus 18:14.
It is forbidden to have incestuous relations with one's father's brother's wife.
The
342nd prohibition is that one is forbidden from having relations with one's
father's brother's wife.
The
source of this commandment is G‑d's statement, "do not commit incest with his wife, for she
is your aunt."
For
this prohibition the punishment is kares
if intentional, and a sin-offering if unintentional.
Negative Commandment 343 (Digest)
Incest with a Daughter-in-Law
"You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law"—Leviticus 18:15.
It is forbidden to have incestuous relations with one's daughter-in-law.
The
343rd prohibition is that one is forbidden from having relations with one's
son's wife.
The
source of this commandment is G‑d's statement, "do not commit incest with your
daughter-in-law."
For
this prohibition the punishment is stoning. If the act was intentional, but there was no
valid testimony or no one knew of the transgression, the punishment is kares. If it was done unintentionally, a
sin-offering is brought.
Negative Commandment 344 (Digest)
Incest with a Brother's Wife
"You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife"—Leviticus 18:16.
It is forbidden to have incestuous relations with one's brother's wife.
The
344th prohibition is that one is forbidden from having relations with one's
brother's wife.
The
source of this commandment is G‑d's statement, "do not commit incest with your brother's
wife."
For
this prohibition the punishment is kares
if intentional, and a sin-offering if unintentional.
Negative Commandment 345 (Digest)
Incest with a Wife's Sister
"And you shall not take a woman with her sister"—Leviticus 18:18.
It is forbidden to have incestuous relations with one's wife's sister—as long as the wife is alive [i.e., after her death, it is permitted to marry her sister].
The
345th prohibition is that one is forbidden from having relations with one's
wife's sister, during one's wife's lifetime.
The
source of this commandment is G‑d's statement, "do not marry a woman and [then take] her
sister."
For
this prohibition the punishment is kares
if intentional, and a sin-offering if unintentional.
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