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Leviticus 18:19-23

19וְאֶל־ve.'el-H413You must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808approachתִקְרַ֔בtik.RavH7126a womanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802to have sexual relations with herלְגַלּ֖וֹת עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃le.ga.Lot 'er.va.TahH1540 H6172during her menstrual periodבְּנִדַּ֣ת טֻמְאָתָ֑הּbe.ni.Dat tum.'a.TahH5079 H2932.

20You must notלֹא־lo'-H3808lieתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414carnallyשְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖ לְזָ֑רַעshe.kha.ve.te.Kha le.Za.ra'H7903 H2233withוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413your neighbor’sעֲמִֽיתְךָ֔'a.mi.te.KhaH5997wifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802and thus defile yourselfלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930with her.

21You must notלֹא־lo'-H3808giveתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414any of your childrenוּמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֥u.mi.zar.'a.KhaH2233to be sacrificedלְהַעֲבִ֣ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674to Molechלַמֹּ֑לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432,for you must notוְלֹ֧אve.Lo'H3808profaneתְחַלֵּ֛לte.cha.LelH2490אֶת־'et-H853the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22You must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808lieתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901withוְאֶ֨ת־ve.'EtH853a manזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145as withמִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmish.ke.VeiH4904a womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802;thatהִֽוא׃hi'H1931isan abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441.

23You must notלֹא־lo'-H3808lieתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414carnallyשְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖she.kha.ve.te.KhaH7903with anyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605animalבְּהֵמָ֛הbe.he.MahH929,thus defiling yourselfלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930with it;a womanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808standתַעֲמֹ֞דta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440an animalבְהֵמָ֛הve.he.MahH929to mate with itלְרִבְעָ֖הּle.riv.'AhH7250;thatהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is a perversionתֶּ֥בֶלTe.velH8397.

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