Leviticus 18

1And Jehovah spake unto MosesH4872, sayingH559, 2SpeakH1696 unto the children of IsraelH3478, and sayH559 unto them, I am Jehovah your GodH430. 3After the doings of the landH776 of EgyptH4714, wherein ye dweltH3427, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the landH776 of CanaanH3667, whither I bringH935 you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their statutesH2708. 4Mine ordinancesH4941 shall ye do, and my statutesH2708 shall ye keepH8104, to walk therein: I am Jehovah your GodH430. 5Ye shall therefore keepH8104 my statutesH2708, and mine ordinancesH4941; which if a manH120 do, he shall live in them: I am Jehovah.

6None of you shall approach to any that are near of kin to him, to uncoverH1540 their nakednessH6172: I am Jehovah. 7The nakednessH6172 of thy fatherH1, even the nakednessH6172 of thy motherH517, shalt thou not uncoverH1540: she is thy motherH517; thou shalt not uncoverH1540 her nakednessH6172. 8The nakednessH6172 of thy father’sH1 wifeH802 shalt thou not uncoverH1540; it is thy father’sH1 nakednessH6172. 9The nakednessH6172 of thy sisterH269, the daughterH1323 of thy fatherH1, or the daughterH1323 of thy motherH517, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakednessH6172 thou shalt not uncoverH1540. 10The nakednessH6172 of thy son’sH1121 daughterH1323, or of thy daughter’sH1323 daughterH1323, even their nakednessH6172 thou shalt not uncoverH1540: for theirs is thine own nakednessH6172. 11The nakednessH6172 of thy father’sH1 wife’sH802 daughterH1323, begotten of thy fatherH1, she is thy sisterH269, thou shalt not uncoverH1540 her nakednessH6172. 12Thou shalt not uncoverH1540 the nakednessH6172 of thy father’sH1 sisterH269: she is thy father’sH1 near kinswoman. 13Thou shalt not uncoverH1540 the nakednessH6172 of thy mother’sH517 sisterH269: for she is thy mother’sH517 near kinswoman. 14Thou shalt not uncoverH1540 the nakednessH6172 of thy father’sH1 brotherH251, thou shalt not approach to his wifeH802: she is thine auntH1733. 15Thou shalt not uncoverH1540 the nakednessH6172 of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son’sH1121 wifeH802; thou shalt not uncoverH1540 her nakednessH6172. 16Thou shalt not uncoverH1540 the nakednessH6172 of thy brother’sH251 wifeH802: it is thy brother’sH251 nakednessH6172. 17Thou shalt not uncoverH1540 the nakednessH6172 of a womanH802 and her daughterH1323; thou shalt not takeH3947 her son’sH1121 daughterH1323, or her daughter’sH1323 daughterH1323, to uncoverH1540 her nakednessH6172; they are near kinswomen: it is wickednessH2154. 18And thou shalt not takeH3947 a wifeH802 to her sisterH269, to be a rival to her, to uncoverH1540 her nakednessH6172, besides the other in her life-time.

19And thou shalt not approach unto a womanH802 to uncoverH1540 her nakednessH6172, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness. 20And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor’s wifeH802, to defileH2930 thyself with her. 21And thou shalt not giveH5414 any of thy seedH2233 to makeH5414 them passH5674 through the fire to MolechH4432; neither shalt thou profaneH2490 the nameH8034 of thy GodH430: I am Jehovah. 22Thou shalt not lieH7901 with mankind, as with womankind: it is abominationH8441. 23And thou shalt not lie with any beast to defileH2930 thyself therewith; neither shall any womanH802 standH5975 before a beast, to lie down thereto: it is confusion.

24DefileH2930 not ye yourselvesH2930 in any of these thingsH428: for in all these the nationsH1471 are defiledH2930 which I cast out from before you; 25and the landH776 is defiledH2930: therefore I do visitH6485 the iniquityH5771 thereof upon it, and the landH776 vomiteth out her inhabitantsH3427. 26Ye therefore shall keepH8104 my statutesH2708 and mine ordinancesH4941, and shall not do any of these abominationsH8441; neither the home-born, nor the stranger that sojourneth among you 27(for all these abominationsH8441 have the menH376 of the landH776 done, that were before you, and the landH776 is defiledH2930); 28that the landH776 vomitH6958 not you out also, whenH834 ye defileH2930 it, as it vomited out the nationH1471 that was before you. 29For whosoever shall do any of these abominationsH8441, even the soulsH5315 that do them shall be cutH3772 off from among their peopleH5971. 30Therefore shall ye keepH8104 my chargeH4931, that ye practise not any of these abominable customsH2708, which were practised before you, and that ye defileH2930 not yourselvesH2930 therein: I am Jehovah your GodH430.