2Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430. 3Afterthedoingsofthelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whereinyedweltיְשַׁבְתֶּם־ye.shav.tem-H3427,shallyenotdo;andafterthedoingsofthelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofCanaanכְּנַ֡עַןke.Na.'anH3667, whitherIbringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935you,shallyenotdo;neithershallye walkintheircustomsH2708. 4MineordinancesH4941shallyedoandmystatutesH2708shallyeobserveH8104towalk therein:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430. 5AndyeshallobserveH8104mystatutesH2708andmyjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941,bywhichthemanH120thatdoeththemshalllive:IamJehovah. 6NooneH376shallapproachtoanythatishisnearrelation,touncoverלְגַלּ֣וֹתle.ga.LotH1540hisnakednessעֶרְוָ֑ה'er.VahH6172:IamJehovah. 7Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172ofthyfatherאָבִ֛יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,andthenakednessוְעֶרְוַ֥תve.'er.VatH6172ofthymotherאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517, shalt thounotuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540:sheisthymotherאִמְּךָ֣'i.me.KhaH517: thou shaltnotuncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172. 8Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172ofthy father'swifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802shalt thounotuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540:itisthy father'snakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172. 9Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֨ת'er.VatH6172ofthysisterאֲחֽוֹתְךָ֤'a.chot.KhaH269,thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofthyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,ordaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofthymotherאִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khaH517,bornathome,orbornabroad—theirnakednessעֶרְוָתָֽן׃ ס'er.va.TanH6172shalt thounotuncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540. 10Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֤ת'er.VatH6172ofthy son'sdaughterH1323,orofthy daughter'sdaughterH1323—theirnakednessעֶרְוָתָ֑ן'er.va.TanH6172shalt thounotuncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540;fortheirsisthynakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172. 11Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֨ת'er.VatH6172ofthy father's wife'sdaughterבַּת־bat-H1323, begottenofthyfatherH1:sheisthysisterאֲחוֹתְךָ֖'a.chot.KhaH269: thou shaltnotuncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172. 12Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172ofthy father'ssisterאֲחוֹת־'a.chot-H269shalt thounotuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540:sheisthy father'snearrelation. 13Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172ofthy mother'ssisterאֲחֽוֹת־'a.chot-H269shalt thounotuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540;forsheisthy mother'snearrelation. 14Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172ofthy father'sbrotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251shalt thounotuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540; thou shaltnotapproachhiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802:sheisthineauntדֹּדָֽתְךָ֖do.da.te.KhaH1733. 15Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172ofthydaughter-in-lawshalt thounotuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540:sheisthy son'swifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802; thou shaltnotuncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172. 16Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172ofthy brother'swifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802shalt thounotuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540:itisthy brother'snakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172. 17Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172ofawomanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802andherdaughterH1323shalt thounotuncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540; thou shaltnottakeתִקַּח֙ti.KachH3947herson'sdaughterH1323,norherdaughter'sdaughterH1323,touncoverלְגַלּ֣וֹתle.ga.LotH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָ֔הּ'er.va.TahH6172:theyarehernearrelations:itiswickednessזִמָּ֥הzi.MahH2154. 18Andthou shaltnottakeתִקָּ֑חti.KachH3947awifeH802tohersisterאֲחֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269,tovexher,touncoverלְגַלּ֧וֹתle.ga.LotH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָ֛הּ'er.va.TahH6172besideher, duringherlifeבְּחַיֶּֽיהָ׃be.chai.Yei.haH2416. 19Andthou shaltnotapproachawomanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802intheseparationofheruncleannesstouncoverלְגַלּ֖וֹתle.ga.LotH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃'er.va.TahH6172. 20Andthou shaltnotlie carnallywiththy neighbour'swifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802,tobecomeH2930uncleanלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930withher. 21Andthou shaltnotgiveתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414ofthyseedH2233toletthempassלְהַעֲבִ֣ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674through[thefire]toMolechלַמֹּ֑לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432,neithershalt thouprofaneתְחַלֵּ֛לte.cha.LelH2490thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:IamJehovah. 22Andthou shaltnotlieתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901withmankindasoneliethwithawomanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802:itisanabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441. 23Andthou shalt liewithnobeasttobecomeH2930uncleanלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930therewith;andawomanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802shallnotstandתַעֲמֹ֞דta.'a.ModH5975beforeabeasttoliedownwithit:itisconfusion. 25Andthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776hathbecomeH2930uncleanוַתִּטְמָ֣אva.tit.Ma'H2930;andIvisitוָאֶפְקֹ֥דva.'ef.KodH6485theiniquityעֲוֹנָ֖הּ'a.vo.NahH5771thereofuponit,andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776vomitethoutitsinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427. 26ButyeshallobserveH8104mystatutesH2708andmyjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941,andshallnotcommitanyofalltheseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441:thehome-born,andthestrangerthatsojournethamongyou; 27(foralltheseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תha.to.'e.VotH8441havethemenH376ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776done,whowerebeforeyou,andthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776hathbeenmadeH6213uncleanוַתִּטְמָ֖אva.tit.Ma'H2930); 28thatthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776vomitH6958younotout,whenH834yemakeבְּטַֽמַּאֲכֶ֖םbe.ta.ma.'a.KhemH2930ituncleanH2930,asitvomitedoutthenationהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471thatwasbeforeyou. 29Forwhoevercommittethanyoftheseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441, ...thesoulsH5315thatcommitthemshallbecutוְנִכְרְת֛וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772offfromamongtheirpeopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971. 30AndyeshallobserveH8104mychargeH4931,thatye commitnot[any]oftheabominablecustomsמֵחֻקּ֤וֹתme.chu.KotH2708whichwerecommittedbeforeyou;andyeshallnotmakeH6213yourselvesH2930uncleanתִֽטַּמְּא֖וּti.ta.me.'UH2930therein:IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430. 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