thine own nakednesse] That is, so neer of kin unto thee, descending from thee in a right line, that besides thine own personall sinne and shame, thou wilt have so much more part and guilt in theirs, as they are more thine then others; so that their fault will be thine infamie, See Genesis 34:30. and by such an act, as her nakednesse is uncovered, so thy naughtinesse may be discovered by an incestuous birth.