Leviticus 18

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

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

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

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

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

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

You shall do my judgments, and keep my ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.

5 So you 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.

You 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 near 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 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, or the nakedness of your mother, for she is your mother; you 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 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife; it is your father's nakedness.

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

9 The nakedness of your sister by your father or by your mother, born at home or abroad, their nakedness you 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 your son's daughter, or your daughter's daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; because it is your 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 You shall not uncover the nakedness of the daughter of your father's wife; she is your sister by the same father: you 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 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister, for she is near akin to your father.

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

13 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, for she is near akin to your mother.

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

14 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother, and you shall not go in to his wife; for she is your relation.

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

15 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law, for she is your son's wife, you 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 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife: it is your brother's nakedness.

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

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

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 You shall 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 shall you take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

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

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

20 And you shall not lie with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.

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

21 And you shall not give of your seed to serve a ruler; and you shall not profane my holy name; I [am] the Lord.

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 And you shall not lie with a man as with a woman, for it is an abomination.

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

23 Neither shall you 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 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 yourselves with any of these things; for in all these things the nations are defiled, which I drive out before you,

Defile not 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 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 on it, and the land itself vomits out her inhabitants.

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

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

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

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

30 And you shall keep mine ordinances, that you may not do any of the abominable practices, which have taken place before your time: and you shall not be polluted in them; for I [am] the Lord your God.

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