Leviticus 18
1 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,
And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and you have said to them: I [am] your God YHWH;
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God.
3 you do not do according to the work of the land of Egypt in which you have dwelt, and you do not do according to the work of the land of Canaan to where I am bringing you in, and you do not walk in their statutes.
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.
4 You do My judgments and you keep My statutes, to walk in them; I [am] your God YHWH.
My ordinances shall ye do, and my statutes shall ye keep, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God.
5 And you have kept My statutes and My judgments which man does and lives in them; I [am] YHWH.
And ye shall keep my statutes, and my ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord.
6 None of you draws near to any relation of his flesh to uncover nakedness; I [am] YHWH.
None of you shall approach to any that are near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord.
7 You do not uncover the nakedness of your father and the nakedness of your mother, she [is] your mother; you do not uncover her nakedness.
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.
8 You do not uncover the nakedness of the wife of your father; it [is] the nakedness of your father.
The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.
9 The nakedness of your sister, daughter of your father, or daughter of your mother, born at home or born outside—you do not uncover their nakedness.
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.
10 The nakedness of your son’s daughter, or of your daughter’s daughter—you do not uncover their nakedness; for theirs [is] your nakedness.
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.
11 The nakedness of a daughter of your father’s wife, begotten of your father, she [is] your sister—you do not uncover her nakedness.
The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, —thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
12 You do not uncover the nakedness of a sister of your father; she [is] a relation of your father.
The nakedness of thy father's sister shalt thou not uncover: she is thy father's near kinswoman.
13 You do not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she [is] your mother’s relation.
The nakedness of thy mother's sister shalt thou not uncover; for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.
14 You do not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother; you do not draw near to his wife; she [is] your aunt.
The nakedness of thy father's brother shalt thou not uncover: his wife shalt thou not approach, she is thy aunt.
15 You do not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she [is] your son’s wife; you do not uncover her nakedness.
The nakedness of thy daughter-in-law shalt thou not uncover: she is thy son's wife, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
16 You do not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it [is] your brother’s nakedness.
The nakedness of thy brother's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy brother's nakedness.
17 You do not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor do you take her son’s daughter and her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they [are] her relations; it [is] wickedness.
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.
18 And you do not take a woman [in addition] to her sister, to be an adversary, to uncover her nakedness beside her, in her life.
And a woman together with her sister shalt thou not take, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other, in her lifetime.
19 And you do not draw near to a woman in the separation of her uncleanness to uncover her nakedness.
And a woman in the separation of her uncleanness shalt thou not approach, to uncover her nakedness.
20 And you do not give your seed [from] intercourse to the wife of your fellow, to become unclean with her.
And with thy neighbor's wife shalt thou not lie carnally, to defile thyself with her.
21 And you do not give from your seed to pass over to the Molech, nor do you defile the Name of your God; I [am] YHWH.
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.
22 And you do not lie with a male as one lies with a woman; it [is] an abomination.
And with a man shalt thou not lie, as with a woman: it is an abomination.
23 And you do not commit your intercourse with any beast, to become unclean with it; and a woman does not stand before a beast to mate with it; it [is] perversion.
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.
24 Do not defile yourselves with all these, for with all these the nations have been defiled which I am sending away from before you;
Do not defile yourselves through any of these things.; for through all these have become defiled the nations which I cast out before you:
25 and the land is defiled, and I charge its iniquity on it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants.
And the land became defiled; wherefore I have visited its iniquity upon it, and the land itself vomited out its inhabitants.
26 And you have kept My statutes and My judgments, and do not do [any] of all these abominations, the native and the sojourner who is sojourning in your midst,
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;
27 for the men of the land who [are] before you have done all these abominations and the land is defiled,
(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, who were before you, and the land hath become defiled; )
28 and the land does not vomit you out in your defiling it, as it has vomited out the nation which [is] before you;
That the land may not vomit you out also, when ye defile it, as it hath vomited out the nations that were before you.
29 for anyone who does [any] of all these abominations—even the persons who are doing [so]—have been cut off from the midst of their people;
For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, — even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
30 and you have kept My charge, so as not to do [any] of the abominable statutes which have been done before you, and you do not defile yourselves with them; I [am] your God YHWH.”
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.
