Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 18:20-29

20And thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808lie carnally with thy neighbour’swifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802, todefileלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930thyself withherוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413.

21And thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808giveתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414anyH5414of thyseedוּמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֥u.mi.zar.'a.KhaH2233tomakeH5414thempassלְהַעֲבִ֣ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674throughH5674the fire toMolechלַמֹּ֑לֶךְla.Mo.lekhH4432,neitherוְלֹ֧אve.Lo'H3808shalt thouprofaneתְחַלֵּ֛לte.cha.LelH2490thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22Thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808lieתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901with mankind, as with womankind: it isabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441.

23And thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808lie withanyH3605beastבְּהֵמָ֛הbe.he.MahH929todefileלְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-H2930thyself therewith:neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808shallanyH3605womanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802standתַעֲמֹ֞דta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440abeastבְהֵמָ֛הve.he.MahH929, to liedownתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414thereto: it is confusion.

24Defileתִּֽטַּמְּא֖וּti.ta.me.'UH2930notאַל־'al-H408ye yourselves inanyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605oftheseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428things: for inallבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471aredefiledנִטְמְא֣וּnit.me.'UH2930whichH834IcastH7971outH7971frombeforeמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.KhemH6440youH834:

25And thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776isdefiledוַתִּטְמָ֣אva.tit.Ma'H2930: therefore I dovisitוָאֶפְקֹ֥דva.'ef.KodH6485theiniquityעֲוֹנָ֖הּ'a.vo.NahH5771thereofuponH5921it, and thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776vomitethoutH5921herH5921inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427.

26Ye therefore shallkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םu.she.mar.TemH8104mystatutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708and myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941, and shallnotH3808doתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213anyמִכֹּ֥לmi.KolH3605oftheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תha.to.'e.VotH8441;neitherH3808the homeborn,norH3808thestrangerוְהַגֵּ֖רve.ha.GerH1616that sojourneth amongyouאַתֶּ֗ם'a.TemH859:

27(forallכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לha.'ElH411abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תha.to.'e.VotH8441have themenH376of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776doneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213,whichH834werebeforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440youH834, and thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776isdefiledוַתִּטְמָ֖אva.tit.Ma'H2930;)

28that thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776vomitH6958notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808youכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834outH6440also, when yedefileבְּטַֽמַּאֲכֶ֖םbe.ta.ma.'a.KhemH2930it, as it vomitedoutH6440thenationהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471that wasbeforeH6440youאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834.

29For whosoever shalldoיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213anyH3605oftheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441,evenכִּ֚יkiH3588thesoulsהַנְּפָשׁ֥וֹתha.ne.fa.ShotH5315thatdoהָעֹשֹׂ֖תha.'o.SotH6213them shall becutוְנִכְרְת֛וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772offH3772from among theirpeopleעַמָּֽם׃'a.MamH5971.

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