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Leviticus 18:20-29

20Andthou shaltnotlie carnallywiththyneighbor’swifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802,todefileH2930thyselfwithher.

21Andthou shaltnotgiveתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414anyofthyseedH2233tomakeH5414thempassלְהַעֲבִ֣ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674throughthefiretoMolechלַמֹּ֑לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432;neithershalt thouprofaneתְחַלֵּ֛לte.cha.LelH2490thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:IamJehovah.

22Thou shaltnotlieתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901withmankind,aswithwomankind:itisabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441.

23Andthou shaltnotliewithanybeasttodefileH2930thyself therewith;neithershallanywomanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802standתַעֲמֹ֞דta.'a.ModH5975beforeabeast,toliedownthereto:itisconfusion.

24DefileH2930notyeyourselvesH2930inanyofthesethingsH428:forinallthesethenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471aredefiledH2930whichIcastoutfrombeforeyou;

25andthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776isdefiledH2930:thereforeIdovisitוָאֶפְקֹ֥דva.'ef.KodH6485theiniquityעֲוֹנָ֖הּ'a.vo.NahH5771thereofuponit,andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776vomitethoutherinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427.

26Yethereforeshallkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םu.she.mar.TemH8104mystatutesH2708andmineordinancesH4941,andshallnotdoanyoftheseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441;neitherthehome-born,northestrangerthatsojournethamongyou

27(foralltheseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תha.to.'e.VotH8441havethemenH376ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776done,thatwerebeforeyou,andthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776isdefiledH2930);

28thatthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776vomitH6958notyououtalso,whenH834yedefileH2930it,asitvomitedoutthenationהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471thatwasbeforeyou.

29Forwhosoevershalldoanyoftheseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441,eventhesoulsH5315thatdothemshallbecutוְנִכְרְת֛וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772offfromamongtheirpeopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.

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