Leviticus 18

1 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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

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

3 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.

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.

4 My ordinances shall ye do, and my statutes shall ye keep, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God.

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

5 And ye shall keep my statutes, and my ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord.

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

6 None of you shall approach to any that are near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord.

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

7 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.

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.

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

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife; it is your father's nakedness.

9 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.

The nakedness of your sister by your father or by your mother, born at home or abroad, their nakedness you shall not uncover.

10 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.

The nakedness of your son's daughter, or your daughter's daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; because it is your nakedness.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

21 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.

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

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

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

23 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.

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.

24 Do not defile yourselves through any of these things.; for through all these have become defiled the nations which I cast out before you:

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

25 And the land became defiled; wherefore I have visited its iniquity upon it, and the land itself vomited out its inhabitants.

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.

26 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;

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:

27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, who were before you, and the land hath become defiled; )

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

28 That the land may not vomit you out also, when ye defile it, as it hath vomited out the nations that were before you.

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

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

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

30 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.

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.