New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 20:11-19

11If there isa manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834sleepsיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901with his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,he has uncoveredגִּלָּ֑הgi.LahH1540his father’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.Bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them mustH4191be putH4191toH4191deathH4191, they have brought theirown deathsדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818upon themselves.

12If there isa manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834sleepsיִשְׁכַּב֙yish.KavH7901with his daughter-in-lawכַּלָּת֔וֹka.la.ToH3618,bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147of them mustH4191be putH4191toH4191deathH4191.They have committedעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213incestתֶּ֥בֶלTe.velH8397, and have brought theirown deathsדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818upon themselves.

13If there isa manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834sleepsיִשְׁכַּ֤בyish.KavH7901with a maleזָכָר֙za.KharH2145as those who sleepמִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmish.ke.VeiH4904with a womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147of them have committedעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213a detestableH8441actH8441;they mustH4191be putH4191toH4191deathH4191. They have brought theirown deathsדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818upon themselves.

14If there isa manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834marriesיִקַּ֧חyi.KachH3947a womanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802and her motherאִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH517,it is an outrageousH2154sinH2154;both he and they shall be burnedיִשְׂרְפ֤וּyis.re.FuH8313with fireבָּאֵ֞שׁba.'EshH784,so that there will be noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808suchoutrageousH2154sinH2154in your midstבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃be.tokh.KhemH8432.

15If there isa manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834hasH5414 H7903sexualH5414 H7903intercourseH5414 H7903with an animalבִּבְהֵמָ֖הbiv.he.MahH929,he mustH4191be putH4191toH4191deathH4191;you shall also killתַּהֲרֹֽגוּ׃ta.ha.Ro.guH2026the animalהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929.

16If there isa womanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834approachesתִּקְרַ֤בtik.RavH7126anyכָּל־kol-H3605animalבְּהֵמָה֙be.he.MahH929tomateלְרִבְעָ֣הle.riv.'AhH7250with it, you shall killוְהָרַגְתָּ֥ve.ha.rag.TaH2026the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802and the animalהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929;they mustH4191be putH4191toH4191deathH4191. They have brought theirown deathsדְּמֵיהֶ֥םde.mei.HemH1818upon themselves.

17‘If there isa manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834takesיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947his sisterאֲחֹת֡וֹ'a.cho.ToH269,his father’sאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1daughterבַּת־bat-H1323orא֣וֹ'oH176his mother’sאִ֠מּוֹ'i.moH517daughterבַת־vat-H1323,so that he seesוְרָאָ֨הve.ra.'AhH7200her nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֜הּ'er.va.TahH6172and she seesתִרְאֶ֤הtir.'EhH7200his nakednessעֶרְוָתוֹ֙er.va.ToH6172,it is a disgraceחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617;and they shall be cutוְנִ֨כְרְת֔וּve.Nikh.re.TuH3772offH3772in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of their peopleעַמָּ֑ם'a.MamH5971.He has uncoveredגִּלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540his sister’sאֲחֹת֛וֹ'a.cho.ToH269nakednessעֶרְוַ֧ת'er.VatH6172;he bearsיִשָּֽׂא׃yi.Sa'H5375his guiltעֲוֹנ֥וֹa.vo.NoH5771.

18If there isa manוְ֠אִישׁVe.'ishH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834sleepsיִשְׁכַּ֨בyish.KavH7901with a menstruousדָּוָ֗הda.VahH1739womanאִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802and uncoversוְגִלָּ֤הve.gi.LahH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָהּ֙'er.va.TahH6172,he has exposedהֶֽעֱרָ֔הhe.'e.RahH6168her flowמְקֹרָ֣הּme.ko.RahH4726,and she has uncoveredגִּלְּתָ֖הgi.le.TahH1540the flowמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of her bloodדָּמֶ֑יהָda.Mei.haH1818;so bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them shall be cutוְנִכְרְת֥וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772offH3772from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130their peopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.

19You shall also not uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540the nakednessוְעֶרְוַ֨תve.'er.VatH6172of your mother’sאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517sisterאֲח֧וֹת'a.ChotH269or of your father’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sisterוַאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.ChotH269, for such a onehas uncoveredהֶעֱרָ֖הhe.'e.RahH6168hisbloodH7607relativeשְׁאֵר֛וֹshe.'e.RoH7607;they will bearיִשָּֽׂאוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5375their guiltעֲוֹנָ֥ם'a.vo.NamH5771.

Read all of Leviticus 20

Commentaries on Leviticus 20