Leviticus 20:10-21
American Standard Version
10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. 11 And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 12 And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them. 13 And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 14 And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is [a]wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you. 15 And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast. 16 And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
17 And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity. 18 And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath made naked her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people. 19 And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister; for he hath made naked his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. 20 And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. 21 And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.
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- Leviticus 20:14 Or, enormity
Leviticus 20:10-21
Lexham English Bible
10 “‘As for[a] a man who commits adultery with a man’s wife, who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the man who commits adultery and the woman who commits adultery shall surely be put to death. 11 As for[b] a man who lies with his father’s wife, he has exposed his father’s nakedness; both of them shall be put to death—their blood is on them. 12 As for[c] a man who lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall be put to death; they have committed a perversion—their blood is on them.
13 “‘As for[d] the man who lies with a male as lying with a woman, they have committed a detestable thing; they shall surely be put to death—their blood is on them.
14 “‘As for[e] a man who marries a woman and her mother, that is depravity; they shall burn him and them, so that it shall not become depravity in the midst of you all.
15 “‘As for[f] a man who has sexual relations[g] with an animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you must kill the animal. 16 As for[h] a woman who approaches any animal to copulate with it, you shall kill[i] the woman and the animal; they shall surely be put to death—their blood is on them.
17 “‘As for[j] a man who takes his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and he sees her nakedness and she herself sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace, and they shall be cut off before[k] the eyes of their people;[l] he has exposed his sister’s nakedness—he must bear his guilt. 18 As for[m] a man who lies with a menstruating woman, he exposes[n] her nakedness—her source he exposes and she herself reveals her blood’s source—both of them shall be cut off from the midst of their people. 19 And you shall not expose the nakedness of your mother’s sister, and you shall not expose your father’s sister, because such a person[o] has dishonored his close relative—they must bear their guilt. 20 As for[p] a man who lies with his aunt, he has exposed his uncle’s nakedness—they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. 21 As for[q] a man who marries his brother’s wife, it is an abomination; he has exposed his brother’s nakedness—they shall be childless.
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- Leviticus 20:10 Or “And”
- Leviticus 20:11 Or “And”
- Leviticus 20:12 Or “And”
- Leviticus 20:13 Or “And”
- Leviticus 20:14 Or “And”
- Leviticus 20:15 Or “And”
- Leviticus 20:15 Literally “he gives his lying down”
- Leviticus 20:16 Or “And”
- Leviticus 20:16 Or “and you shall kill”
- Leviticus 20:17 Or “And”
- Leviticus 20:17 Literally “in”
- Leviticus 20:17 Literally “the sons/children of their people”
- Leviticus 20:18 Or “And”
- Leviticus 20:18 Or “and he exposes”
- Leviticus 20:19 Hebrew “he”
- Leviticus 20:20 Or “And”
- Leviticus 20:21 Or “And”
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