Leviticus 18

Laws on Immoral Relations

1Then the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 2“SpeakH1696 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 and sayH559 to them, ‘1I am the LordH3068 your GodH430. 3You shall not doH6213 2whatH4639 is 3doneH4639 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714 whereH834 you livedH3427, norH3808 are you to doH6213 4whatH4639 is 5doneH4639 in the landH776 of CanaanH3667 whereH834H8033 I am bringingH935 you; you shall not walkH1980 in their statutesH2708. 4You are to performH6213 My judgmentsH4941 and keepH8104 My statutesH2708, 6to liveH1980 in accord with them; 7I am the LordH3068 your GodH430. 5So you shall keepH8104 My statutesH2708 and My judgmentsH4941, 8by whichH834 a manH120 may liveH2421 if he doesH6213 them; I am the LordH3068.

6‘NoneH376H3808 of you shall approachH7126 anyH3605 bloodH7607 relativeH7607 9of his to uncoverH1540 nakednessH6172; I am the LordH3068. 710You shall not uncoverH1540 the nakednessH6172 of your fatherH1, that is, the nakednessH6172 of your motherH517. She is your motherH517; you are not to uncoverH1540 her nakednessH6172. 811You shall not uncoverH1540 the nakednessH6172 of your father’sH1 wifeH802; it is your father’sH1 nakednessH6172. 912The nakednessH6172 of your sisterH269, either your father’sH1 daughterH1323 orH176 your mother’sH517 daughterH1323, whether bornH4138 at homeH1004 orH176 bornH4138 outsideH2351, their nakednessH6172 you shall not uncoverH1540. 10The nakednessH6172 of your son’sH1121 daughterH1323 orH176 your daughter’sH1323 daughterH1323, their nakednessH6172 you shall not uncoverH1540; for 13their nakednessH6172 is yours. 11The nakednessH6172 of your father’sH1 wife’sH802 daughterH1323, 14bornH4138 to your fatherH1, she is your sisterH269, you shall not uncoverH1540 her nakednessH6172. 1215You shall not uncoverH1540 the nakednessH6172 of your father’sH1 sisterH269; she is your father’sH1 bloodH7607 relativeH7607. 13You shall not uncoverH1540 the nakednessH6172 of your mother’sH517 sisterH269, for she is your mother’sH517 bloodH7607 relativeH7607. 1416You shall not uncoverH1540 the nakednessH6172 of your father’sH1 brotherH251; you shall not approachH7126 his wifeH802, she is your auntH1733. 1517You shall not uncoverH1540 the nakednessH6172 of your daughter-in-lawH3618; she is your son’sH1121 wifeH802, you shall not uncoverH1540 her nakednessH6172. 1618You shall not uncoverH1540 the nakednessH6172 of your brother’sH251 wifeH802; it is your brother’sH251 nakednessH6172. 1719You shall not uncoverH1540 the nakednessH6172 of a womanH802 and of her daughterH1323, norH3808 shall you takeH3947 her son’sH1121 daughterH1323 or her daughter’sH1323 daughterH1323, to uncoverH1540 her nakednessH6172; they are bloodH7607 relativesH7607. It is 20lewdnessH2154. 18You shall not 21marryH3947 a womanH802 in additionH413 to 22her sisterH269 23as a rivalH6887 while she is aliveH2425, to uncoverH1540 her nakednessH6172.

19‘24Also you shall not approachH7126 a womanH802 to uncoverH1540 her nakednessH6172 during her 25menstrualH5079 impurityH2932. 2026You shall not haveH5414 intercourseH2233H7903 with your neighbor’sH5997 wifeH802, to be defiledH2930 with her. 21You shall not giveH5414 anyH4480 of your offspringH2233 27to 28offerH5674 them to MolechH4432, norH3808 shall you 29profaneH2455 the nameH8034 of your GodH430; I am the LordH3068. 2230You shall not lieH7901 with a maleH2145 as 31one liesH7901 with a femaleH802; it is an abominationH8441. 2332Also you shall not haveH5414 intercourseH7903 with anyH3605 animalH929 to be defiledH2930 with it, norH3808 shall anyH802 womanH802 standH5975 beforeH6440 an animalH929 to 33mateH7250 with it; it is a perversionH8397.

24‘Do not defileH2930 yourselves by anyH3605 of theseH428 thingsH428; for by allH3605 theseH428 34the nationsH1471 whichH834 I am castingH7971 out beforeH4480H6440 you have becomeH2930 defiledH2930. 25For the landH776 has becomeH2930 defiledH2930, 35therefore I have broughtH6485 its 36punishmentH5771 upon it, so the landH776 37has spewedH7006 out its inhabitantsH3427. 26But as for you, you are to keepH8104 My statutesH2708 and My judgmentsH4941 and shall not doH6213 anyH4480H3605 of theseH428 abominationsH8441, neither the nativeH249, nor the alienH1616 who sojournsH1481 amongH8432 you 27(for the menH376 of the landH776 whoH834 have been beforeH6440 you have doneH6213 allH3605 theseH411 abominationsH8441, and the landH776 has becomeH2930 defiledH2930); 28so that the landH776 will not spewH7006 you out, should you defileH2930 it, as it has spewedH7006 out the nationH1471 whichH834 has been beforeH6440 you. 29For whoeverH3605H834 doesH6213 anyH4480H3605 of theseH428 abominationsH8441, 38those personsH5315 who doH6213 so shall be cutH3772 offH3772 from amongH7130 their peopleH5971. 30Thus you are to keepH8104 39My chargeH4931, that you do not practiceH6213 anyH4480 of the abominableH8441 customsH2708 whichH834 have been practicedH6213 beforeH6440 you, so as not to defileH2930 yourselves with them; 40I am the LordH3068 your GodH430.’”