⁶ “‘You must never ·have sexual relations with [^Lexpose/uncover the nakedness of] your close relatives. I am the Lord.

⁷ “‘You must not ·shame [^Lexpose/uncover the nakedness of] your father by ·having sexual relations with [^Lexposing/uncovering the nakedness of] your mother. She is your mother; do not ·have sexual relations with her [^Lexpose/uncover her nakedness]. ⁸ You must not ·have sexual relations with [^Lexpose/uncover the nakedness of] your father’s wife; ·that would shame [^Lit is the nakedness of] your father.

⁹ “‘You must not ·have sexual relations with [^Lexpose/uncover the nakedness of] your sister, either the daughter of your father or your mother. It doesn’t matter if she was born in your house or somewhere else.

¹⁰ “‘You must not ·have sexual relations with [^Lexpose/uncover the nakedness of] your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter; ·that would bring shame on you [^Ltheir nakedness is your nakedness].

¹¹ “‘If your father and his wife have a daughter, she is your sister. You must not ·have sexual relations with her [^Lexpose/uncover her nakedness].

¹² “‘You must not ·have sexual relations with [^Lexpose/uncover the nakedness of] your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative. ¹³ You must not ·have sexual relations with [^Lexpose/uncover the nakedness of] your mother’s sister; she is your mother’s close relative. ¹⁴ You must not ·have sexual relations with [^Lexpose/uncover the nakedness of] the wife of your father’s brother, ·because this would shame him [^Lyou should not approach his wife]. She is your aunt.

¹⁵ “‘You must not ·have sexual relations with [^Lexpose/uncover the nakedness of] your daughter-in-law; she is your son’s wife. ·Do not have sexual relations with her [^LYou must not expose/uncover her nakedness].

¹⁶ “‘You must not ·have sexual relations with [^Lexpose/uncover the nakedness of] your brother’s wife. ·That would shame [^LIt is the nakedness of] your brother.

¹⁷ “‘You must not ·have sexual relations with [^Lexpose/uncover the nakedness of] both a woman and her daughter. And do not ·have sexual relations with [^Lexpose/uncover the nakedness of] this woman’s granddaughter, either the daughter of her son or her daughter; they are her close relatives. It is evil to do this.

¹⁸ “‘While your wife is still living, you must not take her sister as ·another wife [^La rival]. Do not ·have sexual relations with her [^Lexpose/uncover her nakedness].

¹⁹ “‘You must not go near a woman to ·have sexual relations with her [^Lexpose/uncover her nakedness] during her monthly period, when she is unclean [^Cin a ritual sense; 15:19–33].

²⁰ “‘You must not have ·sexual relations [intercourse] with your neighbor’s wife and make yourself unclean with her.

²¹ “‘You must not give any of your children to ·be sacrificed [^Lpass them over; ^Can allusion to passing them through fire] to Molech [^Cprobably an Ammonite god; 20:3–5; 2 Kin. 23:10; Jer. 32:35], ·because this would show that you do not respect [^Land so profane the name of] your God. I am the Lord.

²² “‘You must not ·have sexual relations [^Llie] with a man as you would a woman. That is ·a hateful sin [an abomination].

²³ “‘You must not have ·sexual relations [intercourse] with an animal and make yourself unclean with it. Also a woman must not ·have sexual relations with an animal [^Lstand in front of an animal for copulation]; it is ·not natural [perverted].