Leviticus 18

1 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say vnto them, I am the Lord your God.

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

3 After ye doings of the land of Egypt, wherin ye dwelt, shall ye not doe: and after the maner of the land of Canaan, whither I will bring you, shall ye not do, neither walke in their ordinances,

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.

4 But do after my iudgements, and keepe mine ordinances, to walke therein: I am the Lord your God.

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

5 Ye shall keepe therefore my statutes, and my iudgements, which if a man doe, he shall then liue in them: I am the Lord.

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

6 None shall come neere to any of ye kinred of his flesh to vncouer her shame: I am the Lord.

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

7 Thou shalt not vncouer the shame of thy father, nor the shame of thy mother: for she is thy mother, thou shalt not discouer her shame.

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,

8 The shame of thy fathers wife shalt thou not discouer: for it is thy fathers shame.

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

9 Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy sister the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether shee bee borne at home, or borne without: thou shalt not discouer their shame.

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.

10 The shame of thy sonnes daughter, or of thy daughters daughter, thou shalt not, I say, vncouer their shame: for it is thy shame.

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.

11 The shame of thy fathers wiues daughter, begotten of thy father (for she is thy sister) thou shalt not, I say, discouer her shame.

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

12 Thou shalt not vncouer the shame of thy fathers sister: for she is thy fathers kinswoman.

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

13 Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy mothers sister: for she is thy mothers kinsewoman.

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

14 Thou shalt not vncouer the shame of thy fathers brother: that is, thou shalt not goe in to his wife, for she is thine aunte.

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

15 Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy daughter in lawe: for she is thy sonnes wife: therefore shalt thou not vncouer her shame.

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

16 Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy brothers wife. for it is thy brothers shame.

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

17 Thou shalt not discouer the shame of the wife and of her daughter, neither shalt thou take her sonnes daughter, nor her daughters daughter, to vncouer her shame: for they are thy kinsfolkes, and it were wickednesse.

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.

18 Also thou shalt not take a wife with her sister, during her life, to vexe her, in vncouering her shame vpon her.

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.

19 Thou shalt not also go vnto a woman to vncouer her shame, as long as she is put apart for her disease.

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

20 Moreouer, thou shalt not giue thy selfe to thy neighbours wife by carnall copulation, to be defiled with her.

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

21 Also thou shalt not giue thy children to offer them vnto Molech, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: for I am the Lord.

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.

22 Thou shalt not lie with ye male as one lieth with a woman: for it is abomination.

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

23 Thou shalt not also lie with any beast to bee defiled therewith, neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie downe thereto: for it is abomination.

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.

24 Yee shall not defile your selues in any of these things: for in al these the nations are defiled, which I will cast out before you:

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,

25 And the land is defiled: therefore I wil visit the wickednesse thereof vpon it, and the lande shall vomit out her inhabitants.

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

26 Ye shall keepe therefore mine ordinances, and my iudgements, and commit none of these abominations, aswell hee that is of the same countrey, as the straunger that soiourneth among you.

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,

27 (For all these abominations haue the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled:

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

28 And shall not the lande spue you out if ye defile it, as it spued out the people that were before you?)

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

29 For whosoeuer shall commit any of these abominations, the persons that doe so, shall bee cut off from among their people.

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

30 Therefore shall yee keepe mine ordinances that ye do not any of the abominable customes, which haue bene done before you, and that yee defile not your selues therein: for I am the Lord your God.

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.