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Leviticus 18

Laws on Immoral Relations

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Then the LORDh3068 spokeh1696 to Mosesh4872, sayingh559,

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"Speakh1696 to the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478 and sayh559 to them, ` aI am the LORDh3068 your Godh430.

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`You shall not doh6213a  1whath4639 is  adoneh4639 in the landh776 of Egypth4714 whereh834 you livedh3427, norh3808 are you to doh6213a  1whath4639 is  bdoneh4639 in the landh776 of Canaanh3667a whereh834h8033 I am bringingh935 you; you shall not walkh1980 in their statutesh2708.

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`You are to performh6213a My judgmentsh4941 and keeph8104 My statutesh2708,  1to liveh1980 in accord with them;  aI am the LORDh3068 your Godh430.

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`So you shall keeph8104 My statutesh2708 and My judgmentsh4941,  aby whichh834 a manh120 may liveh2421a if he doesh6213a them; I am the LORDh3068.

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`Noneh376h3808 of you shall approachh7126 anyh3605 bloodh7607 relativeh7607  1of his to uncoverh1540 nakednessh6172; I am the LORDh3068.

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aYou 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.

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aYou shall not uncoverh1540 the nakednessh6172 of your father'sh1 wifeh802; it is your father'sh1 nakednessh6172.

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aThe 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.

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`The nakednessh6172 of your son'sh1121 daughterh1323 orh176 your daughter'sh1323 daughterh1323, their nakednessh6172 you shall not uncoverh1540; for  1their nakednessh6172 is yours.

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`The nakednessh6172 of your father'sh1 wife'sh802 daughterh1323,  1bornh4138 to your fatherh1, she is your sisterh269, you shall not uncoverh1540 her nakednessh6172.

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aYou shall not uncoverh1540 the nakednessh6172 of your father'sh1 sisterh269; she is your father'sh1 bloodh7607 relativeh7607.

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`You shall not uncoverh1540 the nakednessh6172 of your mother'sh517 sisterh269, for she is your mother'sh517 bloodh7607 relativeh7607.

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aYou shall not uncoverh1540 the nakednessh6172 of your father'sh1 brotherh251; you shall not approachh7126 his wifeh802, she is your aunth1733.

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aYou shall not uncoverh1540 the nakednessh6172 of your daughter-in-lawh3618; she is your son'sh1121 wifeh802, you shall not uncoverh1540 her nakednessh6172.

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aYou shall not uncoverh1540 the nakednessh6172 of your brother'sh251 wifeh802; it is your brother'sh251 nakednessh6172.

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aYou 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  1lewdnessh2154.

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`You shall not  1marryh3947 a womanh802 in additionh413 to  2her sisterh269  3as a rivalh6887d while she is aliveh2425b, to uncoverh1540 her nakednessh6172.

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aAlso you shall not approachh7126 a womanh802 to uncoverh1540 her nakednessh6172 during her  bmenstrualh5079 impurityh2932a.

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aYou shall not haveh5414 intercourseh2233h7903 with your neighbor'sh5997 wifeh802, to be defiledh2930 with her.

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`You shall not giveh5414 anyh4480 of your offspringh2233  ato  1offerh5674a them to Molechh4432, norh3808 shall you  bprofaneh2455 the nameh8034 of your Godh430; I am the LORDh3068.

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aYou shall not lieh7901 with a maleh2145 as  1one liesh7901 with a femaleh802; it is an abominationh8441.

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aAlso you shall not haveh5414 intercourseh7903 with anyh3605 animalh929 to be defiledh2930 with it, norh3808 shall anyh802 womanh802 standh5975 beforeh6440 an animalh929 to  1mateh7250 with it; it is a perversionh8397.

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`Do not defileh2930 yourselves by anyh3605 of theseh428 thingsh428; for by allh3605 theseh428  athe nationsh1471 whichh834 I am castingh7971 out beforeh4480h6440 you have becomeh2930 defiledh2930.

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`For the landh776 has becomeh2930 defiledh2930,  atherefore I have broughth6485 its  1punishmenth5771 upon it, so the landh776  bhas spewedh7006a out its inhabitantsh3427.

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`But as for you, you are to keeph8104 My statutesh2708 and My judgmentsh4941 and shall not doh6213a anyh4480h3605 of theseh428 abominationsh8441, neither the nativeh249, nor the alienh1616 who sojournsh1481a amongh8432 you

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(for the menh376 of the landh776 whoh834 have been beforeh6440 you have doneh6213a allh3605 theseh411 abominationsh8441, and the landh776 has becomeh2930 defiledh2930);

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so that the landh776 will not spewh7006a you out, should you defileh2930 it, as it has spewedh7006a out the nationh1471 whichh834 has been beforeh6440 you.

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`For whoeverh3605h834 doesh6213a anyh4480h3605 of theseh428 abominationsh8441,  1those personsh5315 who doh6213a so shall be cuth3772 offh3772 from amongh7130 their peopleh5971b.

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`Thus you are to keeph8104  aMy chargeh4931, that you do not practiceh6213a anyh4480 of the abominableh8441 customsh2708 whichh834 have been practicedh6213a beforeh6440 you, so as not to defileh2930 yourselves with them;  bI am the LORDh3068 your Godh430.' "



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