New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 18:22-30

22You shall not lieתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901with a maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145asone liesH7901with a femaleאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802;it is an abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441.

23Also you shall not haveתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414intercourseשְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖she.kha.ve.te.KhaH7903with anyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605animalבְּהֵמָ֛הbe.he.MahH929to be defiledלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930with it, norH3808shall anyH802womanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802standתַעֲמֹ֞דta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440an animalבְהֵמָ֛הve.he.MahH929tomateלְרִבְעָ֖הּle.riv.'AhH7250with it; it is a perversionתֶּ֥בֶלTe.velH8397.

24‘Do not defileH2930yourselves by anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of theseH428thingsH428;for by allבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605theseH428the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I am castingמְשַׁלֵּ֖חַme.sha.Le.achH7971out beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.KhemH4480 H6440you have becomeH2930defiledH2930.

25For the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776has becomeH2930defiledH2930,therefore I have broughtוָאֶפְקֹ֥דva.'ef.KodH6485itspunishmentעֲוֹנָ֖הּ'a.vo.NahH5771upon it, so the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776has spewedH7006out its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427.

26But as for you, you are to keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םu.she.mar.TemH8104My statutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708and My judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941and shall not doתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213anyמִכֹּ֥לmi.KolH4480 H3605of theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441, neitherthe nativeהָֽאֶזְרָ֔חha.'ez.RachH249,nor the alienוְהַגֵּ֖רve.ha.GerH1616who sojournsהַגָּ֥רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃be.tokh.KhemH8432you

27(for the menH376of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834have been beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you have doneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לha.'ElH411abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תha.to.'e.VotH8441,and the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776has becomeH2930defiledH2930);

28so that the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776will not spewH7006you out, should you defileבְּטַֽמַּאֲכֶ֖םbe.ta.ma.'a.KhemH2930it, as it has spewedH7006out the nationהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471whichH834has been beforeלִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃lif.nei.KhemH6440you.

29For whoeverכָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֣רkol- 'a.SherH3605 H834doesיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213anyמִכֹּ֥לmi.KolH4480 H3605of theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441,those personsהַנְּפָשׁ֥וֹתha.ne.fa.ShotH5315who doהָעֹשֹׂ֖תha.'o.SotH6213soshall be cutוְנִכְרְת֛וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772offH3772from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130their peopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.

30Thus you are to keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םu.she.mar.TemH8104My chargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗יmish.mar.TiH4931,that you do not practiceעֲשׂ֜וֹתa.SotH6213anyH4480of the abominableהַתּֽוֹעֵבֹת֙ha.to.'e.VotH8441customsמֵחֻקּ֤וֹתme.chu.KotH2708whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834have been practicedנַעֲשׂ֣וּna.'a.SuH6213beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, so as not to defileתִֽטַּמְּא֖וּti.ta.me.'UH2930yourselves with them;I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.’”

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