Leviticus 20:18 meaning and explanation

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.

Leviticus 20:18, Berean Standard Bible

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In this chapter God gives Moses the penalties that back the laws of Leviticus 18, addressing the Israelites camped at Sinai as they prepare to enter Canaan. Verse 18 concerns sex during menstruation, which Leviticus 15 already marked as a state of ritual impurity.

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