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Leviticus 18:19-23

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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