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10 (A)If there is a man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, one who commits adultery with his friend’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. 11 (B)If there is a man who lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them. 12 (C)If there is a man who lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have committed [a]perversion. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them. 13 (D)If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them. 14 (E)If there is a man who [b]marries a woman and her mother, it is lewdness; both he and they shall be burned with fire so that there will be no lewdness in your midst. 15 (F)If there is a man who lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death; you shall also kill the animal. 16 If there is a woman who approaches any animal to [c]mate with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them.

17 (G)If there is a man who takes his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, so that he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the sons of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he bears his guilt. 18 (H)If there is a man who lies with a [d]menstruous woman and uncovers her nakedness, he has laid bare her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood; thus both of them shall be cut off from among their people. 19 (I)You shall also not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or of your father’s sister, for such a one has made naked his [e]blood relative; they will bear their guilt. 20 (J)If there is a man who lies with his aunt, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness; they will bear their sin. They will die childless. 21 (K)If there is a man who takes his brother’s wife, it is an [f]impure act; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They will be childless.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 20:12 Or incest
  2. Leviticus 20:14 Lit takes
  3. Leviticus 20:16 Lit lie
  4. Leviticus 20:18 Lit sick
  5. Leviticus 20:19 Lit flesh
  6. Leviticus 20:21 Or abhorrent

10 (A)‘The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, he who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress, shall surely be put to death. 11 The man who lies with his (B)father’s wife has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them. 12 If a man lies with his (C)daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death. They have committed perversion. Their blood shall be upon them. 13 (D)If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them. 14 If a man marries a woman and her (E)mother, it is wickedness. They shall be burned with fire, both he and they, that there may be no wickedness among you. 15 If a man mates with an (F)animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal. 16 If a woman approaches any animal and mates with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood is upon them.

17 ‘If a man takes his (G)sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a wicked thing. And they shall be [a]cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness. He shall bear his [b]guilt. 18 (H)If a man lies with a woman during her [c]sickness and uncovers her nakedness, he has [d]exposed her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood. Both of them shall be [e]cut off from their people.

19 ‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your (I)mother’s sister nor of your (J)father’s sister, for that would uncover his near of kin. They shall bear their guilt. 20 If a man lies with his (K)uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness. They shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. 21 If a man takes his (L)brother’s wife, it is an [f]unclean thing. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 20:17 Put to death
  2. Leviticus 20:17 iniquity
  3. Leviticus 20:18 Or customary impurity
  4. Leviticus 20:18 Lit. made bare
  5. Leviticus 20:18 Put to death
  6. Leviticus 20:21 indecent, impure