Leviticus 18

1 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

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

'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, I [am] Jehovah 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.

according to the work of the land of Egypt in which ye have dwelt ye do not, and according to the work of the land of Canaan whither I am bringing you in, ye do not, and in their statutes ye walk not.

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

'My judgments ye do, and My statutes ye keep, to walk in them; I [am] Jehovah 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.

and ye have kept My statutes and My judgments which man doth and liveth in them; I [am] Jehovah.

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

'None of you unto any relation of his flesh doth draw near to uncover nakedness; I [am] Jehovah.

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.

'The nakedness of thy father and the nakedness of thy mother thou dost not uncover, she [is] thy mother; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.

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

'The nakedness of the wife of thy father thou dost not uncover; it [is] the nakedness of thy father.

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 thy sister, daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, born at home or born without; thou dost not uncover their nakedness.

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 thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter: thou dost not uncover their nakedness; for theirs [is] thy 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.

'The nakedness of a daughter of thy father's wife, begotten of thy father, she [is] thy sister; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.

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

'The nakedness of a sister of thy father thou dost not uncover; she [is] a relation of thy father.

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

'The nakedness of thy mother's sister thou dost not uncover; for she [is] thy mother's relation.

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

'The nakedness of thy father's brother thou dost not uncover; unto his wife thou dost not draw near; she [is] thine aunt.

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

'The nakedness of thy daughter-in-law thou dost not uncover; she [is] thy son's wife; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.

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

'The nakedness of thy brother's wife thou dost not uncover; it [is] thy 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 thou dost not uncover; her son's daughter, and her daughter's daughter thou dost not take to uncover her nakedness; they [are] her relations; it [is] wickedness.

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.

'And a woman unto another thou dost not take, to be an adversary, to uncover her nakedness beside her, in her life.

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

'And unto a woman in the separation of her uncleanness thou dost not draw near to uncover her nakedness.

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

'And unto the wife of thy fellow thou dost not give thy seed of copulation, for uncleanness 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 of thy seed thou dost not give to pass over to the Molech; nor dost thou pollute the name of thy God; I [am] Jehovah.

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

'And with a male thou dost not lie as one lieth with a woman; abomination it [is].

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.

'And with any beast thou dost not give thy copulation, for uncleanness with it; and a woman doth not stand before a beast to lie down with it; confusion it [is].

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:

'Ye are not defiled with all these, for with all these have the nations been defiled which I am sending away from 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 defiled, and I charge its iniquity upon it, and the land vomiteth out its inhabitants:

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 ye — ye have kept My statutes and My judgments, and do not [any] of all these abominations, the native and the sojourner who is sojourning in your midst,

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 have the men of the land done who [are] before you, and the land is 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 the land doth not vomit you out in your defiling it, as it hath vomited out the nation which [is] 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 any one who doth [any] of all these abominations — even the persons who are doing [so], have been cut off from the midst of 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 ye have kept My charge, so as not to do [any] of the abominable statutes which have been done before you, and ye do not defile yourselves with them; I [am] Jehovah your God.'