“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.”
Do not have sexual relations with your brother's wife; that would dishonor your brother. The sister-in-law is prohibited by her relationship to the brother: the prohibition protects the brother's marriage and dignity. Numbers 36 and Deuteronomy 25:5–10 will address the levirate marriage exception — when a brother dies without children, his surviving brother is obligated to marry the widow. The levirate exception is the specific exception that the general prohibition of Leviticus 18:16 requires.
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