10 “‘If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife(A)—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress are to be put to death.(B)

11 “‘If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, he has dishonored his father.(C) Both the man and the woman are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.(D)

12 “‘If a man has sexual relations with his daughter-in-law,(E) both of them are to be put to death. What they have done is a perversion; their blood will be on their own heads.

13 “‘If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable.(F) They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

14 “‘If a man marries both a woman and her mother,(G) it is wicked. Both he and they must be burned in the fire,(H) so that no wickedness will be among you.(I)

15 “‘If a man has sexual relations with an animal,(J) he is to be put to death,(K) and you must kill the animal.

16 “‘If a woman approaches an animal to have sexual relations with it, kill both the woman and the animal. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

17 “‘If a man marries his sister(L), the daughter of either his father or his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They are to be publicly removed(M) from their people. He has dishonored his sister and will be held responsible.(N)

18 “‘If a man has sexual relations with a woman during her monthly period,(O) he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has also uncovered it. Both of them are to be cut off from their people.(P)

19 “‘Do not have sexual relations with the sister of either your mother or your father,(Q) for that would dishonor a close relative; both of you would be held responsible.

20 “‘If a man has sexual relations with his aunt,(R) he has dishonored his uncle. They will be held responsible; they will die childless.(S)

21 “‘If a man marries his brother’s wife,(T) it is an act of impurity; he has dishonored his brother. They will be childless.(U)

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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