Leviticus 18

1 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:

And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them, —I—Yahweh, am your God: —

Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, I am the LORD 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, am bringing you in, shall ye not do, And, in their statutes, shall ye not walk:

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

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

5 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.

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 person whatsoever, unto any of the near kin of his own flesh, shall approach to uncover the parts of shame, —I, am Yahweh.

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

7 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.

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

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

9 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.

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 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.

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

The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of your father, she is your sister, you shall not uncover her nakedness.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter in law: she is your son’s wife; you shall not uncover her nakedness.

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

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

17 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.

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 And, a woman unto her sister, shalt thou not take, —to cause rivalry, by uncovering her shame besides her own while she is 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 unto a woman during her removal for uncleanness, shalt thou not approach, to uncover her shame.

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

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

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

21 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.

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

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

23 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.

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 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.

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

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

And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof on it, and the land itself vomits out her inhabitants.

26 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;

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, have the men of the land done, who were before you; And so the land hath become unclean:

(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled; )

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

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

30 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.

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.