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10 If a man commits adultery with the wife of another man, if he commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor,[a] both the adulterer and the adulteress must certainly be put to death.

11 If a man lies down with his father’s wife, he has uncovered nakedness that is reserved for his father. Both of them certainly must be put to death. Their blood is upon them.

12 If a man lies down with his daughter-in-law, both of them must be put to death. They have committed an unnatural perversion. Their blood is upon them.

13 If a man lies down with a male as one lies down with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They must certainly be put to death. Their blood is upon them.

14 If a man takes[b] a woman and her mother, it is a depraved act. Both he and they shall be burned in fire, so that there may be no depravity among you.

15 If a man gives his emission to an animal, he must certainly be put to death, and you must kill the animal.

16 If a woman approaches any animal to let it mate with her, you shall kill the woman and the animal. They must certainly be put to death. Their blood is on them.

17 If a man takes[c] his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother, and he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a shameful act. They will be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness. He will bear his guilt.

18 If a man lies down with a woman during her period and uncovers her nakedness, he uncovers her flow, and she uncovers her flow of blood. Both of them will be cut off from the midst of their people.

19 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or your father’s sister, for that would be uncovering one’s own flesh. They will bear their guilt.

20 If a man lies down with the wife of his father’s brother, he uncovers the nakedness that is reserved for his father’s brother. They shall bear their sin. They will die childless.

21 If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is a polluted act. He has uncovered nakedness that is reserved for his brother. They will remain childless.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 20:10 The Greek text does not have the repetitious phrase. It may have been accidentally copied twice in the Hebrew text.
  2. Leviticus 20:14 The term may refer either to marriage or to sexual intercourse.
  3. Leviticus 20:17 The term may refer either to marriage or to sexual intercourse.