Leviticus 18:6-23
Modern English Version
6 None of you shall approach any of his near relatives to have relations: I am the Lord.
7 You shall not have relations with your father or have relations with your mother. She is your mother. You shall not have relations with her.
8 You shall not have relations with your father’s wife, for this exposes your father’s nakedness.
9 You shall not have relations with your sister, whether your father’s or mother’s daughter, whether raised in the family or another home.
10 You shall not have relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for this exposes your own nakedness.
11 You shall not have relations with your father’s wife’s daughter who is raised in your father’s family, for she is your sister.
12 You shall not have relations with your father’s sister, for she is your father’s relative.
13 You shall not have relations with your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s relative.
14 You shall not expose the nakedness of your father’s brother. You shall not approach his wife for relations; she is your aunt.
15 You shall not have relations with your daughter-in-law, for she is your son’s wife—you shall not have relations with her.
16 You shall not have relations with your brother’s wife, for this exposes your brother’s nakedness.
17 You shall not have relations with a woman and her daughter, nor shall you have her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, for this exposes the woman’s nakedness. They are all near relatives. It is depravity.
18 And you shall not have a woman as a rival wife, who is the sister of your other wife, for this is to expose her nakedness while her sister, your other wife, is still alive.
19 Also you shall not approach a woman to have relations as long as she is in her menstrual uncleanness.
20 Moreover, you shall not have relations with your neighbor’s wife to defile yourself with her.
21 You shall not let any of your children be offered through the fire to Molek, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.
22 You shall not lie with a man as one does with a woman. It is an abomination.
23 You shall not lie with an animal to defile yourself, nor shall any woman lie with an animal. It is a perversion.
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Leviticus 18:6-23
New King James Version
6 ‘None of you shall approach anyone who is near of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness: I am the Lord. 7 The nakedness of your father or the nakedness of your mother you shall not uncover. She is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness. 8 The nakedness of your (A)father’s wife you shall not uncover; it is your father’s nakedness. 9 (B)The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or elsewhere, their nakedness you shall not uncover. 10 The nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for theirs is your own nakedness. 11 The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, begotten by your father—she is your sister—you shall not uncover her nakedness. 12 (C)You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister; she is near of kin to your father. 13 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is near of kin to your mother. 14 (D)You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother. You shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt. 15 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law—she is your son’s wife—you shall not uncover her nakedness. 16 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness. 17 You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her (E)daughter, nor shall you take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near of kin to her. It is wickedness. 18 Nor shall you take a woman (F)as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is alive.
19 ‘Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness as (G)long as she is in her (H)customary impurity. 20 (I)Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your (J)neighbor’s wife, to defile yourself with her. 21 And you shall not let any of your descendants (K)pass through (L)the fire to (M)Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. 22 You shall not lie with (N)a male as with a woman. It is an abomination. 23 Nor shall you mate with any (O)animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion.
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