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Leviticus 18:1-23

1And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

3After the doingsכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֧הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,wherein ye dweltיְשַׁבְתֶּם־ye.shav.tem-H3427,shall ye not doתַעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213:and after the doingsוּכְמַעֲשֵׂ֣הu.khe.ma.'a.SehH4639of the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Canaanכְּנַ֡עַןke.Na.'anH3667,whither I bringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935you, shall ye not doתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213:neither shall ye walkH3212in their ordinancesוּבְחֻקֹּתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.chu.ko.tei.HemH2708.

4Ye shall doתַּעֲשׂ֛וּta.'a.SuH6213my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֧יmish.pa.TaiH4941,and keepתִּשְׁמְר֖וּtish.me.RuH8104mine ordinancesחֻקֹּתַ֥יchu.ko.TaiH2708,to walkH3212therein: I amthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

5Ye shall therefore keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤םu.she.mar.TemH8104my statutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708,and my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941:whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834if a manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120doיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213,he shall liveH2425in them: I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

6None of you shall approachתִקְרְב֖וּtik.re.VuH7126to anyH376that is nearשְׁאֵ֣רshe.'ErH7607of kinבְּשָׂר֔וֹbe.sa.RoH1320to him, to uncoverלְגַלּ֣וֹתle.ga.LotH1540theirnakednessעֶרְוָ֑ה'er.VahH6172: I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

7The nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thy fatherאָבִ֛יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,or the nakednessוְעֶרְוַ֥תve.'er.VatH6172of thy motherאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517,shalt thou not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540: she isthy motherאִמְּךָ֣'i.me.KhaH517;thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

8The nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thy father’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802shalt thou not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540: it isthy father’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.

9The nakednessעֶרְוַ֨ת'er.VatH6172of thy sisterאֲחֽוֹתְךָ֤'a.chot.KhaH269,the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,or daughterבַת־vat-H1323of thy motherאִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khaH517, whether she bebornמוֹלֶ֣דֶתmo.Le.detH4138at homeבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004,or bornמוֹלֶ֣דֶתmo.Le.detH4138abroadח֑וּץChutzH2351, eventheir nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽן׃ ס'er.va.TanH6172thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540.

10The nakednessעֶרְוַ֤ת'er.VatH6172of thy son’sבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,or of thy daughter’sבַֽת־vat-H1323daughterבִּתְּךָ֔bi.te.KhaH1323, eventheir nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֑ן'er.va.TanH6172thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540:for theirsהֵֽנָּה׃ סHe.nahH2007isthine own nakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172.

11The nakednessעֶרְוַ֨ת'er.VatH6172of thy father’sאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1wife’sאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,begottenמוֹלֶ֣דֶתmo.Le.detH4138of thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, she isthy sisterאֲחוֹתְךָ֖'a.chot.KhaH269,thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

12Thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thy father’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sisterאֲחוֹת־'a.chot-H269: she isthy father’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1near kinswomanשְׁאֵ֥רshe.'ErH7607.

13Thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thy mother’sאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517sisterאֲחֽוֹת־'a.chot-H269: for she isthy mother’sאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517near kinswomanשְׁאֵ֥רshe.'ErH7607.

14Thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thy father’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251,thou shalt not approachתִקְרָ֔בtik.RavH7126to his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802: she isthine auntדֹּדָֽתְךָ֖do.da.te.KhaH1733.

15Thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thy daughter in lawכַּלָּֽתְךָ֖ka.la.te.KhaH3618: she isthy son’sבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802;thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

16Thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thy brother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802: it isthy brother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.

17Thou shalt not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of a womanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802and her daughterוּבִתָּ֖הּu.vi.TahH1323,neither shalt thou takeתִקַּח֙ti.KachH3947her son’sבְּנָ֞הּbe.NahH1121daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,or her daughter’sבַּת־bat-H1323daughterבִּתָּ֗הּbi.TahH1323,to uncoverלְגַלּ֣וֹתle.ga.LotH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֔הּ'er.va.TahH6172; for they areher near kinswomenשַׁאֲרָ֥הsha.'a.RahH7608: it iswickednessזִמָּ֥הzi.MahH2154.

18Neither shalt thou takeתִקָּ֑חti.KachH3947a wifeוְאִשָּׁ֥הve.'i.ShahH802to her sisterאֲחֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269,to vexלִצְרֹ֗רlitz.RorH6887her,to uncoverלְגַלּ֧וֹתle.ga.LotH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֛הּ'er.va.TahH6172,beside the other in her lifeבְּחַיֶּֽיהָ׃be.chai.Yei.haH2416time.

19Also thou shalt not approachתִקְרַ֔בtik.RavH7126unto a womanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802to uncoverלְגַלּ֖וֹתle.ga.LotH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃'er.va.TahH6172,as long as she is put apartבְּנִדַּ֣תbe.ni.DatH5079for her uncleannessטֻמְאָתָ֑הּtum.'a.TahH2932.

20Moreover thou shalt notתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414lieשְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖she.kha.ve.te.KhaH7903carnallyלְזָ֑רַעle.Za.ra'H2233with thy neighbour’sעֲמִֽיתְךָ֔'a.mi.te.KhaH5997wifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802,to defileלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930thyself with her.

21And thou shalt notתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414let any of thy seedוּמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֥u.mi.zar.'a.KhaH2233passלְהַעֲבִ֣ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674through the fireto Molechלַמֹּ֑לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432,neither shalt thou profaneתְחַלֵּ֛לte.cha.LelH2490the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22Thou shalt not lieתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901with mankindזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145,as withמִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmish.ke.VeiH4904womankindאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802: it isabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441.

23Neither shalt thouתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414lieשְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖she.kha.ve.te.KhaH7903with any beastבְּהֵמָ֛הbe.he.MahH929to defileלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930thyself therewith: neither shall any womanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802standתַעֲמֹ֞דta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440a beastבְהֵמָ֛הve.he.MahH929to lie downלְרִבְעָ֖הּle.riv.'AhH7250thereto: it isconfusionתֶּ֥בֶלTe.velH8397.

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