3. You must not follow the customs of Egypt where you lived, and you must not follow the customs of the Canaanites where I am leading you. You must not live the way they do.
4. You must obey my rules and follow my laws. Be sure to follow my rules because I am the Lord your God.
5. You must obey my rules and my laws, because whoever obeys them will live. I am the Lord.
6. “You must never have sexual relations with your close relatives. I am the Lord.
7. “You must never have sexual relations with your father or mother. She is your mother, so you must not have sexual relations with her.
8. You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife, even if she is not your mother, because that is like having sexual relations with your father.
9. “You must not have sexual relations with your sister. It doesn’t matter if she is the daughter of your father or your mother. And it doesn’t matter if your sister was born in your house or at some other place.
10. “You must not have sexual relations with your granddaughter. It doesn’t matter whether she is the daughter of your son or the daughter of your daughter—they are all a part of you!
11. “If your father and his wife have a daughter, she is your sister. You must not have sexual relations with her.
12. “You must not have sexual relations with your father’s sister. She is your father’s close relative.
13. You must not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister. She is your mother’s close relative.
14. You must not have sexual relations with the wife of your father’s brother. You must not go near your uncle’s wife for sexual relations. She is your aunt.
15. “You must not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife, so you must not have sexual relations with her.
16. “You must not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife. That would be like having sexual relations with your brother.
17. “You must not have sexual relations with a mother and her daughter or her granddaughter. It doesn’t matter if this granddaughter is the daughter of this woman’s son or daughter. Her granddaughters are her close relatives. It is wrong to do this.
18. “While your wife is still living, you must not take her sister as another wife. This will make the sisters become enemies. You must not have sexual relations with your wife’s sister.
19. “You must not go near a woman to have sexual relations with her during her monthly time of bleeding. She is unclean during this time.