10 If a man commits adultery(A) with a married woman—if he commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife—both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death. 11 If a man sleeps with his father’s wife, he has shamed his father.(B) Both of them must be put to death; their blood is on their own hands.[a] 12 If a man sleeps with his daughter-in-law,(C) both of them must be put to death. They have acted perversely; their blood is on their own hands.[b] 13 If a man sleeps with a man as with a woman,(D) they have both committed a detestable thing.(E) They must be put to death; their blood is on their own hands.[c] 14 If a man marries a woman and her mother,(F) it is depraved. Both he and they must be burned with fire,(G) so that there will be no depravity among you. 15 If a man has sexual intercourse with[d] an animal, he must be put to death; you are also to kill the animal. 16 If a woman comes near any animal and mates with it, you are to kill the woman and the animal.(H) They must be put to death; their own blood is on them. 17 If a man marries his sister,(I) whether his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and they have sexual relations,[e](J) it is a disgrace.(K) They must be cut off publicly from their people. He has had sexual intercourse with his sister; he will bear his punishment. 18 If a man sleeps with a menstruating woman and has sexual intercourse with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood.(L) Both of them must be cut off from their people. 19 You must not have sexual intercourse with your mother’s sister or your father’s sister,(M) for it is exposing one’s own blood relative; both people will bear their punishment. 20 If a man sleeps with his aunt, he has shamed his uncle;(N) they will bear their guilt and die childless. 21 If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is impurity.(O) He has shamed his brother;(P) they will be childless.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 20:11 Lit on them
  2. Leviticus 20:12 Lit on them
  3. Leviticus 20:13 Lit on them
  4. Leviticus 20:15 Lit man gives his emission to
  5. Leviticus 20:17 Lit and he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness

Honoring the Seventh Commandment

10 “If anyone commits adultery with another man’s wife, including when someone commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress are to die.

11 “If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, he has exposed his father’s nakedness, so both of them are to be put to death. Their guilt will remain their responsibility.

12 “If a man has sexual relations with his daughter-in-law, the two are to be put to death. They’ve committed a repulsive act. Their guilt[a] will remain their responsibility.

13 “If a man has sexual relations with another male as he would with a woman, both have committed a repulsive act. They are certainly to be put to death.

14 “If a man takes a wife along with her mother, that’s wickedness. They are to be burned with fire—that is, both him and them, so that there will be no wickedness in your midst.

15 “If a man has sexual relations with an animal, he is to be put to death, and you are also to kill the animal.

16 “If a woman approaches any animal to have sexual relations with it, both the woman and the animal are to be put to death. Their guilt[b] will remain their responsibility.

17 “If a man takes his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, so that he exposes her nakedness and she exposes his nakedness, it’s a shameful thing. They are to be eliminated from contact with their people[c] in front of their people’s children. He has exposed his sister’s nakedness. He’ll continue to bear responsibility for[d] his iniquity.

18 “If a man has sexual relations with a menstruating woman, he has exposed her nakedness, laying bare her fountain. He has exposed the source of her blood. Both are to be eliminated from contact with their people.[e]

19 “You are not to have sexual relations with your mother’s sister or your father’s sister, because that is laying bare the nakedness of his close relative. They’ll continue to bear responsibility for[f] their iniquity.

20 “If a man has sexual relations with his uncle’s wife, he has exposed his uncle’s nakedness. They are to bear responsibility for[g] punishment of their sin. They’ll die childless.

21 “If a man takes his brother’s wife, it’s immoral.[h] He has exposed his brother’s nakedness. They’ll be childless.”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 20:12 Lit. blood
  2. Leviticus 20:16 Lit. blood
  3. Leviticus 20:17 The Heb. lacks from contact with their people
  4. Leviticus 20:17 The Heb. lacks responsibility for
  5. Leviticus 20:18 The Heb. lacks from contact with their people
  6. Leviticus 20:19 The Heb. lacks responsibility for
  7. Leviticus 20:20 The Heb. lacks responsibility for
  8. Leviticus 20:21 Lit. an impurity