Leviticus 18:6-23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 “You are not to come near(A) any close relative[a] for sexual intercourse;(B) I am Yahweh. 7 You are not to shame your father(C) by having sex with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual intercourse with her. 8 You are not to have sex with your father’s wife;(D) it will shame your father.(E) 9 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s,(F) whether born at home or born elsewhere. You are not to have sex with her. 10 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, because it will shame your family.[b] 11 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your father’s wife’s daughter,[c] who is adopted by[d] your father; she is your sister. 12 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your father’s sister;(G) she is your father’s close relative. 13 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your mother’s sister,(H) for she is your mother’s close relative. 14 You are not to shame your father’s brother by coming near his wife to have sexual intercourse; she is your aunt.(I) 15 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your daughter-in-law.(J) She is your son’s wife; you are not to have sex with her. 16 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your brother’s wife; it will shame your brother.(K) 17 You are not to have sexual intercourse with a woman and her daughter.(L) You are not to marry her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter and have sex with her. They are close relatives; it is depraved.(M) 18 You are not to marry a woman as a rival to her sister and have sexual intercourse with her during her sister’s lifetime.(N)
19 “You are not to come near(O) a woman during her menstrual impurity to have sexual intercourse with her.(P) 20 You are not to have sexual intercourse with[e] your neighbor’s wife, defiling yourself with her.(Q)
21 “You are not to make any of your children pass through the fire to Molech.(R) Do not profane the name(S) of your God; I am Yahweh. 22 You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman;(T) it is detestable.(U) 23 You are not to have sexual intercourse with[f] any animal, defiling yourself with it; a woman is not to present herself to an animal to mate with it;(V) it is a perversion.
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- Leviticus 18:6 Lit any flesh of his flesh
- Leviticus 18:10 Lit because they are your nakedness
- Leviticus 18:11 This must refer to a daughter from a previous marriage.
- Leviticus 18:11 Lit daughter, a relative of
- Leviticus 18:20 Lit to give your emission of semen to
- Leviticus 18:23 Lit to give your emission to
Leviticus 18:6-23
International Standard Version
6 “A person is not to approach a near blood relative for sexual relations.[a] I am the Lord.
7 “Neither your father’s nakedness nor your mother’s nakedness is to be exposed. She’s your mother, so you are not to have sexual relations with her.
8 “You are not to have sexual relations with your father’s wife. It’s your own father’s nakedness.
9 “You are not to have sexual relations with your sister, whether she’s your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she’s born in your home or outside your home. You are not to have sexual relations with her.
10 “You are not to have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter. You are not to have sexual relations with them, because their nakedness is your own nakedness.
11 “You are not to have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife. Born of your father, she’s your sister, so you are not to have sexual relations with her.
12 “You are not to have sexual relations with your father’s sister. She’s your father’s near blood relative.
13 “You are not to have sexual relations with your mother’s sister. She’s your mother’s near blood relative.
14 “You are not to expose the nakedness of your father’s brother by having sexual relations with his wife. She’s your aunt.
15 “You are not to expose the nakedness of your daughter-in-law. She’s the wife of your son. You are not to have sexual relations with her.
16 “You are not to have sexual relations with your brother’s wife. She’s the nakedness of your brother.
17 “You are not to have sexual relations with a woman and her daughter.
“You are not to have sexual relations with her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter. They’re near blood relatives. It’s wickedness.
18 “You are not to marry a woman and then have sexual relations with her sister as a rival when your wife[b] is still alive.
19 “You are not to approach a menstruating woman to have sexual relations with her.[c]
20 “You are not to have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and thereby become ceremonially unclean with her.”
Child Sacrifice Prohibited
21 “You are not to present any of your children to Molech as a sacrifice.[d] That way, you won’t defile the name of your God.”
Same Sex Unions Prohibited
“I am the Lord. 22 You are not to have sexual relations[e] with a male as you would with a woman. It’s detestable.”
Sexual Relations with Animals Prohibited
23 “You are not to present yourself to an animal in order to have sexual relations with it and by doing so to defile yourself. A woman is not to present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it. It’s detestable.
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- Leviticus 18:6 Lit. relative to expose nakedness, and so throughout the chapter
- Leviticus 18:18 Lit. when she
- Leviticus 18:19 The Heb. lacks to have sexual relations with her
- Leviticus 18:21 Lit. to Molech to pass through; i.e. to incinerate an infant as a fire sacrifice
- Leviticus 18:22 Lit. to lie down, and so throughout the chapter
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