Leviticus 18

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

And Yahweh spake 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 shalt say unto them, —I—Yahweh, am your God: —

3 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.

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, am bringing you in, shall ye not do, And, in their statutes, shall ye not walk:

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

My regulations, shall ye do, And, my statutes, shall ye observe to walk therein, —I—Yahweh, am your God.

5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

Therefore shall ye observe my statutes, and my regulations, Which if the son of earth shall do them, Then shall he live in them, —I, am Yahweh.

6 None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover [their] nakedness: I am the LORD.

No person whatsoever, unto any of the near kin of his own flesh, shall approach to uncover the parts of shame, —I, am Yahweh.

7 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.

The shame of thy father, even the shame of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover, —thy mother, she is, thou shalt not uncover her shame.

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

The shame of thy father’s wife, shalt thou not uncover, —thy father’s shame, it is.

9 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.

The shame of thy sister daughter of thy father or daughter of thy mother, born at home or born abroad, thou shalt not uncover their shame.

10 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.

The shame of the daughter of thy son or the daughter of thy daughter, thou shalt not uncover their shame, —for, thine own shame, they are.

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 shame of the daughter of thy father’s wife, born to thy father, she being, thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her shame.

12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman.

The shame of thy father’s sister, shalt thou not uncover, —thy father’s near of kin, she is.

13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she is thy mother’s near kinswoman.

The shame of thy mother’s sister, shalt thou not uncover, —for, thy mother’s near of kin, she is.

14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.

The shame of thy father’s brother, shalt thou not uncover unto his wife, shalt thou not approach, thine aunt, she is.

15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

The shame of thy daughter-in-law, shalt thou not uncover, —thy son’s wife, she is, thou shalt not uncover her shame.

16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.

The shame of thy brother’s wife, shalt thou not uncover, —the shame of thy brother, it is.

17 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.

The shame of a woman, and of her daughter, shalt thou not uncover, —neither the daughter of her son nor the daughter of her daughter, shalt thou take, to uncover her shame, near of kin, they are, wickedness, it is.

18 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.

And, a woman unto her sister, shalt thou not take, —to cause rivalry, by uncovering her shame besides her own while she is living.

19 And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

And unto a woman during her removal for uncleanness, shalt thou not approach, to uncover her shame.

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

And of the wife of thy neighbour, shalt thou not have carnal knowledge, —to commit uncleanness with her.

21 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.

And none of thy seed, shalt thou deliver up, to cause to pass through to Molech, —that thou profane not the name of thy God, I, am Yahweh.

22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

And, with mankind, shalt thou not lie as with womankind, —an abomination, it is.

23 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.

And of no beast, shalt thou have carnal knowledge to commit uncleanness therewith, —neither shall a woman present herself to a beast to couch down thereto, —confusion, it is.

24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you:

Do not make yourselves unclean in any of these things, —For in all these things, have the nations made themselves unclean, whom, I, am sending out from before you.

25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land vomiteth out her inhabitants.

Therefore hath the land become unclean, and I have visited the iniquity thereof upon it, —and the land hath vomited her inhabitants.

26 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:

Ye, therefore, shall observe my statutes and my regulations, and have nothing to do with any of these abominations, —whether the home-born, or the sojourner that sojourneth in your midst;

27 (for all these abominations have 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, who were before you; And so the land hath become unclean:

28 that the land vomit not you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

So shall the land not vomit you, through your making it unclean, —as it vomited the nation which was before you.

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

For whosoever shall have anything to do with any of these abominations, the persons who have, shall be cut off, out of the midst of their people.

30 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.

Therefore shall ye keep my charge, So that ye may have nothing to do with any of the abominable statutes with which they have had to do before you, So shall ye not make yourselves unclean thereby, —I—Yahweh, am your God.