Leviticus 18

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

2 Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, I am Jehovah your God.

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.

3 Ye shall not do after the doings of the land of Egypt, in which ye dwelt, and ye shall not do after the doings of the land of Canaan, where I bring you, nor shall ye walk in their statutes.

After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein all of you dwelt, shall all of you not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, where I bring you, shall all of you not do: neither shall all of you walk in their ordinances.

4 Ye shall do my ordinances, and ye shall keep my statutes, to walk therein. I am Jehovah your God.

All of you shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.

5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Jehovah.

All of you shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

6 None of you shall approach to any who are near of kin to him, to uncover nakedness. I am Jehovah.

None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.

7 The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, thou shall not uncover. She is thy mother. Thou shall not uncover her nakedness,

The nakedness of your father, or the nakedness of your mother, shall you not uncover: she is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness.

8 the nakedness of thy father's wife. It is thy father's nakedness.

The nakedness of your father's wife shall you not uncover: it is your father's nakedness.

9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shall not uncover.

The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or daughter of your mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness you shall not uncover.

10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shall not uncover, for theirs is thine own nakedness.

The nakedness of your son's daughter, or of your daughter's daughter, even their nakedness you shall not uncover: for theirs is your own nakedness.

11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shall not uncover her nakedness.

The nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, begotten of your father, she is your sister, you shall not uncover her nakedness.

12 Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister. She is thy father's near kinswoman.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister: she is your father's near kinswoman.

13 Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister: for she is your mother's near kinswoman.

14 Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother. Thou shall not approach to his wife. She is thine aunt.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother, you shall not approach to his wife: she is your aunt.

15 Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law. She is thy son's wife. Thou shall not uncover her nakedness.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter in law: she is your son's wife; you shall not uncover her nakedness.

16 Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife. It is thy brother's nakedness.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife: it is your brother's nakedness.

17 Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter. Thou shall not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near kinswomen. It is iniquity.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shall you take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

18 And thou shall not take a wife in addition to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.

Neither shall you take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

19 And thou shall not approach to a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

Also you shall not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

20 And thou shall not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.

Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbour's wife, to defile yourself with her.

21 And thou shall not give any of thy seed to make them pass through the fire to Molech, neither shall thou profane the name of thy God. I am Jehovah.

And you shall not let any of your seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.

22 Thou shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind. It is abomination.

You shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

23 And thou shall not lie with any beast to defile thyself with it, nor shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down with it. It is a perversion.

Neither shall you lie with any beast to defile yourself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.

24 Do not defile ye yourselves in any of these things. For in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you,

Defile not all of you yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

25 and the land is defiled. Therefore I visit the iniquity of it upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants.

And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomits out her inhabitants.

26 Ye therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations, neither the home-born, nor the stranger that sojourns among you,

All of you shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourns among you:

27 (for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and the land is defiled),

(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled; )

28 that the land not vomit you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

That the land spew not you out also, when all of you defile it, as it spewed out the nations that were before you.

29 For whoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people.

For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

30 Therefore ye shall keep my charge, that ye not practice any of these abominable customs, which were practiced before you, and that ye not defile yourselves in it. I am Jehovah your God.

Therefore shall all of you keep mine ordinance, that all of you commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that all of you defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.