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 must be put to death. 11 (B)If there is a man who sleeps with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both of them must be put to death, they have brought their [a]own deaths upon themselves. 12 (C)If there is a man who sleeps with his daughter-in-law, both of them must be put to death. They have committed [b]incest, and have brought their [c]own deaths upon themselves. 13 (D)If there is a man who sleeps with a male as those who sleep with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they must be put to death. They have brought their [d]own deaths upon themselves. 14 (E)If there is a man who [e]marries a woman and her mother, it is an outrageous sin; both he and they shall be burned with fire, so that there will be no such outrageous sin in your midst. 15 (F)If there is a man who has sexual intercourse with an animal, he must be put to death; you shall also kill the animal. 16 If there is a woman who approaches any animal to [f]mate with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they must be put to death. They have brought their [g]own deaths upon themselves.

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 sleeps with a menstruous woman and uncovers her nakedness, he has exposed her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood; so 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 uncovered his [h]blood relative; they will bear their guilt. 20 (J)If there is a man who sleeps with his uncle’s wife, 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 [i]detestable; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They will be childless.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 20:11 Lit bloodguilt upon
  2. Leviticus 20:12 Lit disgracefulness
  3. Leviticus 20:12 Lit bloodguilt upon
  4. Leviticus 20:13 Lit bloodguilt upon
  5. Leviticus 20:14 Lit takes
  6. Leviticus 20:16 Lit lie
  7. Leviticus 20:16 Lit bloodguilt upon
  8. Leviticus 20:19 Lit flesh
  9. Leviticus 20:21 Or an abomination

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. 11 (B)If a man lies with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. 12 (C)If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have committed (D)perversion; their blood is upon them. 13 (E)If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. 14 (F)If a man takes a woman and her mother also, it is depravity; he and they shall be burned with fire, that there may be no depravity among you. 15 (G)If a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal. 16 (H)If a woman approaches any animal and lies with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

17 (I)“If a man takes his sister, a daughter of his father or a daughter of his mother, and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace, and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people. He has uncovered his sister's nakedness, and he shall bear his iniquity. 18 (J)If a man lies with a woman during her menstrual period and uncovers her nakedness, he has made naked her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from among their people. 19 (K)You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister or of your father's sister, for that is to make naked (L)one's relative; they shall bear their iniquity. 20 (M)If a man lies with his uncle's wife, he has uncovered his uncle's nakedness; they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. 21 (N)If a man takes his brother's wife, it is impurity.[b] He has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 20:10 Hebrew repeats if a man commits adultery with the wife of
  2. Leviticus 20:21 Literally menstrual impurity