New American Standard Bible 1995
Leviticus 18:6-22
6‘NoneH376H3808 of you shall approachH7126 anyH3605 bloodH7607 relativeH7607 1of his to uncoverH1540 nakednessH6172; I am the LordH3068. 72You 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. 83You shall not uncoverH1540 the nakednessH6172 of your father’sH1 wifeH802; it is your father’sH1 nakednessH6172. 94The 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 5their nakednessH6172 is yours. 11The nakednessH6172 of your father’sH1 wife’sH802 daughterH1323, 6bornH4138 to your fatherH1, she is your sisterH269, you shall not uncoverH1540 her nakednessH6172. 127You 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. 148You shall not uncoverH1540 the nakednessH6172 of your father’sH1 brotherH251; you shall not approachH7126 his wifeH802, she is your auntH1733. 159You shall not uncoverH1540 the nakednessH6172 of your daughter-in-lawH3618; she is your son’sH1121 wifeH802, you shall not uncoverH1540 her nakednessH6172. 1610You shall not uncoverH1540 the nakednessH6172 of your brother’sH251 wifeH802; it is your brother’sH251 nakednessH6172. 1711You 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 12lewdnessH2154. 18You shall not 13marryH3947 a womanH802 in additionH413 to 14her sisterH269 15as a rivalH6887 while she is aliveH2425, to uncoverH1540 her nakednessH6172.
19‘16Also you shall not approachH7126 a womanH802 to uncoverH1540 her nakednessH6172 during her 17menstrualH5079 impurityH2932. 2018You shall not haveH5414 intercourseH2233H7903 with your neighbor’sH5997 wifeH802, to be defiledH2930 with her. 21You shall not giveH5414 anyH4480 of your offspringH2233 19to 20offerH5674 them to MolechH4432, norH3808 shall you 21profaneH2455 the nameH8034 of your GodH430; I am the LordH3068. 2222You shall not lieH7901 with a maleH2145 as 23one liesH7901 with a femaleH802; it is an abominationH8441.
Notes
- 1. Leviticus 18:6 Lit of his flesh ↩
- 2. Leviticus 18:7 Lev 20:11; Deut 27:20; Ezek 22:10 ↩
- 3. Leviticus 18:8 Lev 20:11; Deut 22:30; 27:20; 1 Cor 5:1 ↩
- 4. Leviticus 18:9 Lev 18:11; 20:17; Deut 27:22 ↩
- 5. Leviticus 18:10 Lit they are your nakedness ↩
- 6. Leviticus 18:11 Lit begotten of ↩
- 7. Leviticus 18:12 Lev 20:19 ↩
- 8. Leviticus 18:14 Lev 20:20 ↩
- 9. Leviticus 18:15 Lev 20:12 ↩
- 10. Leviticus 18:16 Lev 20:21 ↩
- 11. Leviticus 18:17 Lev 20:14 ↩
- 12. Leviticus 18:17 Or wickedness ↩
- 13. Leviticus 18:18 Lit take a wife ↩
- 14. Leviticus 18:18 Or another ↩
- 15. Leviticus 18:18 Lit to be ↩
- 16. Leviticus 18:19 Lev 15:24; 20:18 ↩
- 17. Leviticus 18:19 Lev 12:2 ↩
- 18. Leviticus 18:20 Lev 20:10; Prov 6:29; Matt 5:27, 28; 1 Cor 6:9; Heb 13:4 ↩
- 19. Leviticus 18:21 Lev 20:2-5; Deut 12:31 ↩
- 20. Leviticus 18:21 Lit cause to pass over ↩
- 21. Leviticus 18:21 Lev 19:12; 20:3; 21:6; Ezek 36:20; Mal 1:12 ↩
- 22. Leviticus 18:22 Lev 20:13; Deut 23:18 mg; Rom 1:27 ↩
- 23. Leviticus 18:22 Lit those who lie ↩
Commentaries on Leviticus 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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