Leviticus 18

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, I [am] the Lord your God.

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

3 Ye shall not do according to the devices of Egypt, in which ye dwelt: and according to the devices of the land of Chanaan, into which I bring you, ye shall not do; and ye shall not walk in their ordinances.

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

4 Ye shall observe my judgments, and shall keep my ordinances, and shall walk in them: I [am] the Lord your God.

Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I [am] the LORD your God.

5 So ye shall keep all my ordinances, and all my judgments, and do them; which if a man do, he shall live in them: I [am] the Lord your God.

Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I [am] the LORD.

6 No man shall draw nigh to any of his near kindred to uncover their nakedness; I [am] the Lord.

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

7 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, for she is thy mother; thou shalt 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 Thou shalt not uncover 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 by thy father or by thy mother, born at home or abroad, their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, [whether she be] born at home, or born abroad, [even] their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or thy daughter's daughter, their nakedness thou shalt not uncover; because it is thy nakedness.

The nakedness of thy son’s daughter, or of thy daughter’s daughter, [even] their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs [is] thine own nakedness.

11 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of the daughter of thy father's wife; she is thy sister by the same father: thou shalt 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 shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister, for she is near akin to thy father.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she [is] thy father’s near kinswoman.

13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, for she is near akin to thy mother.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she [is] thy mother’s near kinswoman.

14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, and thou shalt not go in to his wife; for she is thy relation.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she [is] thine aunt.

15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law, for she is thy son's wife, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she [is] thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it [is] thy brother’s nakedness.

17 The nakedness of a woman and her daughter shalt thou not uncover; her son's daughter, and her daughter's daughter, shalt thou not take, to uncover their nakedness, for they are thy kinswomen: it is impiety.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; [for] they [are] her near kinswomen: it [is] wickedness.

18 Thou shalt not take a wife in addition to her sister, as a rival, to uncover her nakedness in opposition to her, while she is yet living.

Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex [her], to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life [time].

19 And thou shalt not go in to a woman under separation for her uncleanness, to uncover her nakedness.

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

20 And thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.

Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.

21 And thou shalt not give of thy seed to serve a ruler; and thou shalt not profane my holy name; I [am] the Lord.

And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through [the fire] to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I [am] the LORD.

22 And thou shalt not lie with a man as with a woman, for it is an abomination.

Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination.

23 Neither shalt thou lie with any quadruped for copulation, to be polluted with it: neither shall a woman present herself before any quadruped to have connexion with it; for it is an abomination.

Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it [is] confusion.

24 Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for in all these things the nations are defiled, which I drive out before you,

Defile not ye 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 polluted; and I have recompensed their iniquity to them because of it, and the land is aggrieved with them that dwell upon it.

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

26 And ye shall keep all my statutes and all my ordinances, and ye shall do none of these abominations; neither the native, nor the stranger that joins himself with you:

Ye 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 sojourneth among you:

27 (for all these abominations the men of the land did who were before you, and the land was defiled, )

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

28 and lest the land be aggrieved with you in your polluting it, as it was aggrieved with the nations before you.

That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that [were] before you.

29 For whosoever shall do any of these abominations, the souls that do them shall be destroyed 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 And ye shall keep mine ordinances, that ye may not do any of the abominable practices, which have taken place before your time: and ye shall not be polluted in them; for I [am] the Lord your God.

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