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Leviticus 18:21-23
New International Version
Leviticus 18:21-23
New International Version
21 “‘Do not give any of your children(A) to be sacrificed to Molek,(B) for you must not profane the name of your God.(C) I am the Lord.(D)
22 “‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman;(E) that is detestable.(F)
23 “‘Do not have sexual relations with an animal and defile yourself with it. A woman must not present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a perversion.(G)
Leviticus 18:21-23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Leviticus 18:21-23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
21 “You are not to make any of your children pass through the fire to Molech.(A) Do not profane the name(B) of your God; I am Yahweh. 22 You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman;(C) it is detestable.(D) 23 You are not to have sexual intercourse with[a] any animal, defiling yourself with it; a woman is not to present herself to an animal to mate with it;(E) it is a perversion.
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Leviticus 18:21-23
Darby Translation
Leviticus 18:21-23
Darby Translation
21 And thou shalt not give of thy seed to let them pass through [the fire] to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.
22 And thou shalt not lie with mankind as one lieth with a woman: it is an abomination.
23 And thou shalt lie with no beast to become unclean therewith; and a woman shall not stand before a beast to lie down with it: it is confusion.
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Leviticus 18:21-23
New Life Version
Leviticus 18:21-23
New Life Version
21 Do not give any of your children as a gift on an altar to the false god Molech. Do not put the name of your God to shame. I am the Lord. 22 Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman. It is a sinful thing. 23 Do not have sex with any animal, or you will be unclean. And no woman should give herself to an animal to lie with it. It is a sin.
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Leviticus 18:21-23
The Message
Leviticus 18:21-23
The Message
21 “Don’t give any of your children to be burned in sacrifice to the god Molech—an act of sheer blasphemy of your God. I am God.
22 “Don’t have sex with a man as one does with a woman. That is abhorrent.
23 “Don’t have sex with an animal and violate yourself by it.
“A woman must not have sex with an animal. That is perverse.
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