New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 18:6-22

6‘Noneלֹ֥אlo'H376 H3808of youshall approachתִקְרְב֖וּtik.re.VuH7126anyכָּל־kol-H3605bloodH7607relativeשְׁאֵ֣ר בְּשָׂר֔וֹshe.'Er be.sa.RoH7607 H1320of his to uncoverלְגַלּ֣וֹתle.ga.LotH1540nakednessעֶרְוָ֑ה'er.VahH6172;I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

7You shall not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of your fatherאָבִ֛יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,that is, the nakednessוְעֶרְוַ֥תve.'er.VatH6172of your motherאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517.She is your motherאִמְּךָ֣'i.me.KhaH517;you are not to uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

8You shall not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of your father’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802;it is your father’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.

9As forthe nakednessעֶרְוַ֨ת'er.VatH6172of your sisterאֲחֽוֹתְךָ֤'a.chot.KhaH269, eitheryour father’sאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1daughterבַת־vat-H1323orא֣וֹ'oH176your mother’sאִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khaH517daughterבַת־vat-H1323, whetherbornמוֹלֶ֣דֶתmo.Le.detH4138in the householdבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004orא֖וֹ'oH176bornמוֹלֶ֣דֶתmo.Le.detH4138outsideח֑וּץChutzH2351the household,you shall not uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540their nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽן׃ ס'er.va.TanH6172.

10The nakednessעֶרְוַ֤ת'er.VatH6172of your son’sבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121daughterבַּת־bat-H1323orא֣וֹ'oH176your daughter’sבַֽת־vat-H1323daughterבִּתְּךָ֔bi.te.KhaH1323,their nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֑ן'er.va.TanH6172you shall not uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540; fortheir nakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172is yours.

11The nakednessעֶרְוַ֨ת'er.VatH6172of your father’sאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1wife’sאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,bornמוֹלֶ֣דֶתmo.Le.detH4138to your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,she is your sisterאֲחוֹתְךָ֖'a.chot.KhaH269;you shall not uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

12You shall not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of your father’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sisterאֲחוֹת־'a.chot-H269;she is your father’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1bloodH7607relativeשְׁאֵ֥רshe.'ErH7607.

13You shall not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of your mother’sאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517sisterאֲחֽוֹת־'a.chot-H269,for she is your mother’sאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517bloodH7607relativeשְׁאֵ֥רshe.'ErH7607.

14You shall not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of your father’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251.You shall not approachתִקְרָ֔בtik.RavH7126his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802;she is your auntדֹּדָֽתְךָ֖do.da.te.KhaH1733.

15You shall not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of your daughter-in-lawכַּלָּֽתְךָ֖ka.la.te.KhaH3618.She is your son’sבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802;you shall not uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

16You shall not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of your brother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802;it is your brother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.

17You shall not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of a womanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802and of her daughterוּבִתָּ֖הּu.vi.TahH1323,norH3808shall you takeתִקַּח֙ti.KachH3947her son’sבְּנָ֞הּbe.NahH1121daughterבַּת־bat-H1323or her daughter’sבַּת־bat-H1323daughterבִּתָּ֗הּbi.TahH1323,to uncoverלְגַלּ֣וֹתle.ga.LotH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֔הּ'er.va.TahH6172;they are bloodH7607relativesH7607.It is an outrageousH2154sinH2154.

18And you shall notmarryתִקָּ֑חti.KachH3947a womanוְאִשָּׁ֥הve.'i.ShahH802inH413additionH413toH413her sisterאֲחֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269as a secondH6887wifeH6887while she is aliveH2425,to uncoverלְגַלּ֧וֹתle.ga.LotH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֛הּ'er.va.TahH6172.

19‘Also you shall not approachתִקְרַ֔בtik.RavH7126a womanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802to uncoverלְגַלּ֖וֹתle.ga.LotH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃'er.va.TahH6172during hermenstrualבְּנִדַּ֣תbe.ni.DatH5079impurityטֻמְאָתָ֑הּtum.'a.TahH2932.

20Andyou shall not haveתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414sexualלְזָ֑רַעle.Za.ra'H2233intercourseשְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖she.kha.ve.te.KhaH7903with your neighbor’sעֲמִֽיתְךָ֔'a.mi.te.KhaH5997wifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802,to be defiledלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930with her.

21You shall not giveתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414anyH4480of your childrenוּמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֥u.mi.zar.'a.KhaH2233toofferלְהַעֲבִ֣ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674them to Molechלַמֹּ֑לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432,norH3808shall youprofaneH2455the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22You shall not sleepH7901with a maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145asone sleepsH7901with a femaleאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802;it is an abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441.

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