Leviticus 18

1 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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

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

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 statutes.

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

My judgments shall ye do, and my statutes shall ye keep, to walk therein: I am the LORD 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 judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

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 that is near of kin to him, to uncover [their] nakedness: I am the LORD.

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, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt 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 shalt thou not uncover: 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 shalt 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 shalt 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 shalt not uncover her nakedness.

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

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

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 discouer the shame of thy brothers wife. for it is thy brothers shame.

Thou shalt 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 shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter; thou shalt not take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

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 shalt not take a woman to her sister, to be a rival [to her], to uncover her nakedness, beside 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 shalt not approach unto 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 shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’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 shalt not give any of thy seed to make them pass through [the fire] to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

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

Thou shalt 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 shalt not lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down thereto: it is confusion.

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:

Defile not 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 do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land vomiteth out her 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 judgments, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the homeborn, nor the stranger that sojourneth 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 have the men of the land done, which 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 vomit not 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 whosoever 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 shall ye keep my charge, that ye do not any of these abominable customs, which were done before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.