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Leviticus 20:10-21

10If a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376commits adulteryיִנְאַף֙yin.'AfH5003withאֶת־'et-H853anotherman’sאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834יִנְאַ֖ףyin.'AfH5003—withאֶת־'et-H853the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of his neighborרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453—both the adultererהַנֹּאֵ֖ףha.no.'EfH5003and the adulteressוְהַנֹּאָֽפֶת׃ve.ha.no.'A.fetH5003must surely be put to deathH4191.

11If a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834liesיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901withאֶת־'et-H853his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,he has uncoveredגִּלָּ֑הgi.LahH1540his father’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.Bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147must surely be put to deathH4191;their bloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818is upon them.

12If a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834liesיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901withאֶת־'et-H853his daughter-in-lawכַּלָּת֔וֹka.la.ToH3618,bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147must surely be put to deathH4191.They have actedעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213perverselyתֶּ֥בֶלTe.velH8397;their bloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818is upon them.

13If a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834liesיִשְׁכַּ֤בyish.KavH7901withאֶת־'et-H853a manזָכָר֙ מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יza.Khar mish.ke.VeiH2145 H4904as with a womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,they have bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147committedעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213an abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.VahH8441.They must surely be put to deathH4191;their bloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818is upon them.

14If a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834marriesיִקַּ֧חyi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853both a womanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and her motherאִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH517,itהִ֑ואhi'H1931is depravedזִמָּ֣הzi.MahH2154.Both heאֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853and theyוְאֶתְהֶ֔ןve.'et.HenH853must be burnedיִשְׂרְפ֤וּyis.re.FuH8313in the fireבָּאֵ֞שׁba.'EshH784,so that there will beתִהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808depravityזִמָּ֖הzi.MahH2154among youבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃be.tokh.KhemH8432.

15If a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834liesיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414carnallyשְׁכָבְתּ֛וֹshe.kha.ve.ToH7903with an animalבִּבְהֵמָ֖הbiv.he.MahH929,he must be put to deathH4191.Andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853you are also to killתַּהֲרֹֽגוּ׃ta.ha.Ro.guH2026the animalהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929.

16If a womanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834approachesתִּקְרַ֤ב אֶל־tik.Rav 'el-H7126 H413anyכָּל־kol-H3605animalבְּהֵמָה֙be.he.MahH929to mateלְרִבְעָ֣הle.riv.'AhH7250with itאֹתָ֔הּ'o.TahH854,you must killוְהָרַגְתָּ֥ve.ha.rag.TaH2026bothאֶת־'et-H853the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the animalהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929.They must surely be put to deathH4191;their bloodדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818is upon them.

17If a manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834marriesיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947H853his sisterאֲחֹת֡וֹ'a.cho.ToH269,whether the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1orא֣וֹ'oH176of his motherאִ֠מּוֹ'i.moH517בַת־vat-H1323,and they have sexual relationsוְהִֽיא־ve.hi'-H7200 H853 H6172 H1931,itה֔וּאHu'H1931is a disgraceחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617.They must be cut offוְנִ֨כְרְת֔וּve.Nikh.re.TuH3772in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121their peopleעַמָּ֑ם'a.MamH5971.He has uncoveredגִּלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540the nakednessH6172of his sisterאֲחֹת֛וֹ'a.cho.ToH269;he shall bearיִשָּֽׂא׃yi.Sa'H5375his iniquityעֲוֹנ֥וֹa.vo.NoH5771.

18If a manוְ֠אִישׁVe.'ishH376אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834liesיִשְׁכַּ֨בyish.KavH7901withאֶת־'et-H853a menstruatingדָּוָ֗הda.VahH1739womanאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802and has sexual relations with herוְגִלָּ֤הve.gi.LahH1540אֶת־'et-H853עֶרְוָתָהּ֙'er.va.TahH6172,אֶת־'et-H853he has exposedהֶֽעֱרָ֔הhe.'e.RahH6168the source of her flowמְקֹרָ֣הּme.ko.RahH4726,and sheוְהִ֕יאve.Hi'H1931has uncoveredגִּלְּתָ֖הgi.le.TahH1540אֶת־'et-H853the sourceמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of her bloodדָּמֶ֑יהָda.Mei.haH1818.Bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them must be cut offוְנִכְרְת֥וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130their peopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.

19You must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808have sexual relations withוְעֶרְוַ֨ת תְגַלֵּ֑הve.'er.Vat te.ga.LehH6172 H1540the sisterאֲח֧וֹת'a.ChotH269of your motherאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517or your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1וַאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.ChotH269,forכִּ֧יkiH3588אֶת־'et-H853it is exposingהֶעֱרָ֖הhe.'e.RahH6168one’s own kinשְׁאֵר֛וֹshe.'e.RoH7607;both shall bearיִשָּֽׂאוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5375their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֥ם'a.vo.NamH5771.

20If a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834liesיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901withאֶת־'et-H853his uncle’s wifeדֹּ֣דָת֔וֹdo.da.ToH1733,he has uncoveredגִּלָּ֑הgi.LahH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of his uncleדֹּד֖וֹdo.DoH1730.They will bearיִשָּׂ֖אוּyi.Sa.'uH5375their sinחֶטְאָ֥םchet.'AmH2399;they shall dieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191childlessעֲרִירִ֥ים'a.ri.RimH6185.

21If a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834marriesיִקַּ֛חyi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853his brother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,itהִ֑ואhi'H1931is an act of impurityנִדָּ֣הni.DahH5079.He has uncoveredגִּלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of his brotherאָחִ֛יו'a.ChivH251;they shall beיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961childlessעֲרִירִ֥ים'a.ri.RimH6185.

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