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 ye have dwelt, shall ye not do; and after the doings of the land of Canaan whither I am bringing you, shall ye not do; and in their customs shall ye not walk.

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

My ordinances shall ye do, and my statutes shall ye keep, 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.

And ye shall keep my statutes, and my ordinances, 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 are 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 thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

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

The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy 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 thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, —even the nakedness of any of these shalt thou 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 thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, —even the nakedness of any of these, shalt thou not uncover; for theirs is thy 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 thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, —thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

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

The nakedness of thy father's sister shalt thou not uncover: she is thy father's near kinswoman.

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

The nakedness of thy mother's sister shalt thou not uncover; for she is thy 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.

The nakedness of thy father's brother shalt thou not uncover: his wife shalt thou not approach, she is thy 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.

The nakedness of thy daughter-in-law shalt thou not uncover: she is thy son's wife, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

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

The nakedness of thy brother's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy 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.

The nakedness of a woman and her daughter shalt thou not uncover: her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter shalt thou not take, to uncover her nakedness; for they are near kinswomen; it is incest.

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.

And a woman together with her sister shalt thou not take, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other, in her lifetime.

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

And a woman in the separation of her uncleanness shalt thou not approach, to uncover her nakedness.

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

And with thy neighbor's wife shalt thou not lie carnally, to defile thyself 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 any of thy seed shalt thou not let pass through [the fire] to Molech, and thou shalt not profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.

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

And with a man shalt thou not lie, as with a woman: it is an 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.

And with any beast shalt thou not lie to defile thyself 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,

Do not defile yourselves through any of these things.; for through all these have become defiled the nations 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 became defiled; wherefore I have visited its iniquity upon it, and the land itself vomited out its 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,

Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, and ye shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor the stranger that sojourneth 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, who were before you, and the land hath become 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 may not vomit you out also, when ye defile it, as it hath vomited 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 ye keep my charge, so that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye do not defile yourselves therewith: I am the Lord your God.