Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 18:6-22

6Noneלֹ֥אlo'H3808ofyouH3605shallapproachH7126toanyH3605that isnearH7126of kin to him, touncoverלְגַלּ֣וֹתle.ga.LotH1540theirnakednessעֶרְוָ֑ה'er.VahH6172: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

7Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thyfatherאָבִ֛יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,evenH3808thenakednessוְעֶרְוַ֥תve.'er.VatH6172of thymotherאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517, shalt thounotH3808uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540:sheהִ֔ואhi'H1931is thymotherאִמְּךָ֣'i.me.KhaH517; thou shaltnotH3808uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540herH1540nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

8Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802shalt thounotלֹ֣אlo'H3808uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540: it is thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.

9Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֨ת'er.VatH6172of thysisterאֲחֽוֹתְךָ֤'a.chot.KhaH269, thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323of thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1, or thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323of thymotherאִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khaH517,whetherH176bornמוֹלֶ֣דֶתmo.Le.detH4138athomeבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004, orbornמוֹלֶ֣דֶתmo.Le.detH4138abroadח֑וּץChutzH2351,evenH3808theirnakednessעֶרְוָתָֽן׃ ס'er.va.TanH6172thou shaltnotH3808uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540.

10Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֤ת'er.VatH6172of thyson’sבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, or of thydaughter’sבַֽת־vat-H1323daughterבִּתְּךָ֔bi.te.KhaH1323,evenכִּ֥יkiH3588theirnakednessעֶרְוָתָ֑ן'er.va.TanH6172thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540: for theirs is thine ownnakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172.

11Thenakednessעֶרְוַ֨ת'er.VatH6172of thyfather’sאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1wife’sאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, begotten of thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,sheהִ֑ואhi'H1931is thysisterאֲחוֹתְךָ֖'a.chot.KhaH269, thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540herH1540nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

12Thou shaltnotH3808uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sisterאֲחוֹת־'a.chot-H269:sheהִֽוא׃ סhi'H1931is thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1nearH3808kinswoman.

13Thou shaltnotH3808uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thymother’sאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517sisterאֲחֽוֹת־'a.chot-H269: forsheהִֽוא׃ סhi'H1931is thymother’sאִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH517nearH3808kinswoman.

14Thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251, thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808approachתִקְרָ֔בtik.RavH7126to hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802:sheהִֽוא׃ סhi'H1931is thineauntדֹּדָֽתְךָ֖do.da.te.KhaH1733.

15Thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thy daughter in law:sheהִ֔ואhi'H1931is thyson’sבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802; thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808uncoverתְגַלֶּ֖הte.ga.LehH1540herH1540nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס'er.va.TahH6172.

16Thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thybrother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802: it is thybrother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.

17Thou shaltnotH3808uncoverתְגַלֵּ֑הte.ga.LehH1540thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of awomanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802andherH1540daughterוּבִתָּ֖הּu.vi.TahH1323; thou shaltnotH3808takeתִקַּח֙ti.KachH3947herH1540son’sבְּנָ֞הּbe.NahH1121daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, orherH1540daughter’sבַּת־bat-H1323daughterבִּתָּ֗הּbi.TahH1323, touncoverלְגַלּ֣וֹתle.ga.LotH1540herH1540nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֔הּ'er.va.TahH6172; they arenearH3808kinswomen: it iswickednessזִמָּ֥הzi.MahH2154.

18And thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808takeתִקָּ֑חti.KachH3947awomanוְאִשָּׁ֥הve.'i.ShahH802toherH413sisterאֲחֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269, to be a rival toherH413, touncoverלְגַלּ֧וֹתle.ga.LotH1540herH413nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֛הּ'er.va.TahH6172,besideעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921theotherH269inherH413lifeבְּחַיֶּֽיהָ׃be.chai.Yei.haH2416time.

19And thou shaltnotH3808approachתִקְרַ֔בtik.RavH7126unto awomanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802touncoverלְגַלּ֖וֹתle.ga.LotH1540herH413nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃'er.va.TahH6172, aslongH413assheH3808is impure byherH413uncleannessבְּנִדַּ֣תbe.ni.DatH5079.

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.

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