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Negative commandment · Lo Ta’aseh #344 of 613

Not to have intimate relations with one's brother's wife

שלא לגלות ערוות אשת אח

Parashat Achrei Mot אחרי מות · Sefer HaChinuch #202

The verse · Vayikra 18:16

עֶרְוַת אֵשֶׁת־אָחִיךָ לֹא תְגַלֵּה עֶרְוַת אָחִיךָ הִוא

“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.”

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The Rambam’s words

Not to have intimate relations with one's brother's wife, as [Leviticus 18:16] states: "Do not commit incest with your brother's wife."

שלא לגלות ערוות אשת אח, שנאמר "ערוות אשת אחיך, לא תגלה" (ויקרא יח,טז).

Who & when

“And this prohibition is practiced in every place and at all times.”

Where in the Mishneh Torah

Hilchot Forbidden Intercourse הלכות איסורי ביאה

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