11 For that would be a heinous crime;
    that would be an iniquity (A)to be punished by the judges;

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11 For that would have been wicked,(A)
    a sin to be judged.(B)

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Punishments for Sexual Immorality

10 “If a (A)man commits adultery with the wife of[a] his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 20:10 Hebrew repeats if a man commits adultery with the wife of

10 “‘If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife(A)—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress are to be put to death.(B)

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28 this also would be (A)an iniquity to be punished by the judges,
    for I would have been false to God above.

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28 then these also would be sins to be judged,(A)
    for I would have been unfaithful to God on high.(B)

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22 (A)“If a man is found lying with the wife of another man, both of them shall die, the man who lay with the woman, and the woman. (B)So you shall purge the evil from Israel.

23 “If there is a (C)betrothed virgin, and a man meets her in the city and lies with her, 24 then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones, the young woman because she did not cry for help though she was in the city, and the man because he violated his neighbor's wife. (D)So you shall purge the evil from your midst.

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22 If a man is found sleeping with another man’s wife, both the man who slept(A) with her and the woman must die.(B) You must purge the evil from Israel.

23 If a man happens to meet in a town a virgin pledged to be married and he sleeps with her, 24 you shall take both of them to the gate of that town and stone them to death—the young woman because she was in a town and did not scream for help, and the man because he violated another man’s wife. You must purge the evil from among you.(C)

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24 About three months later Judah was told, “Tamar your daughter-in-law (A)has been immoral.[a] Moreover, she is pregnant by immorality.”[b] And Judah said, “Bring her out, and (B)let her be burned.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 38:24 Or has committed prostitution
  2. Genesis 38:24 Or by prostitution

24 About three months later Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar is guilty of prostitution, and as a result she is now pregnant.”

Judah said, “Bring her out and have her burned to death!”(A)

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38 (A)And I will judge you (B)as women who commit adultery and (C)shed blood are judged, and bring upon you the blood of wrath and jealousy.

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38 I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and who shed blood;(A) I will bring on you the blood vengeance of my wrath and jealous anger.(B)

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29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife;
    none who touches her (A)will go unpunished.
30 People do not despise a thief if he steals
    to (B)satisfy his appetite when he is hungry,
31 but (C)if he is caught, he will pay (D)sevenfold;
    he will give all the goods of his house.
32 He who commits adultery lacks sense;
    he who does it destroys himself.
33 He will get wounds and dishonor,
    and his disgrace will not be wiped away.

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29 So is he who sleeps(A) with another man’s wife;(B)
    no one who touches her will go unpunished.

30 People do not despise a thief if he steals
    to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
31 Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold,(C)
    though it costs him all the wealth of his house.
32 But a man who commits adultery(D) has no sense;(E)
    whoever does so destroys himself.
33 Blows and disgrace are his lot,
    and his shame will never(F) be wiped away.

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10 Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and (A)you would have brought guilt upon us.”

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10 Then Abimelek said, “What is this you have done to us?(A) One of the men might well have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”

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Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to be done.”

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Then Abimelek called Abraham in and said, “What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such great guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.(A)

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He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and (A)sin against God?”

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No one is greater in this house than I am.(A) My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”(B)

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