Leviticus 18

1 The LORD said to Moses,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to 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 You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived. You shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You shall not follow their statutes.

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 You shall do my ordinances. You shall keep my statutes and walk in them. I am the LORD your God.

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

5 You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am the LORD.

So you shall keep all my ordinances, and all my judgments, 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 any close relatives, 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 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the nakedness of your mother: she is your mother. You shall 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 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife. It is your father’s nakedness.

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

9 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or born abroad.

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

10 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter, or of your daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness; for theirs is your 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 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, conceived by your father, since she is your sister.

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 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister. She is your father’s near kinswoman.

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

13 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s near kinswoman.

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

14 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother. You shall not approach his wife. She is your 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 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife. You shall 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 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife. It is your brother’s nakedness.

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

17 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter. You shall not take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near kinswomen. It is wickedness.

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 “‘You shall not take a wife in addition to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is still alive.

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 “‘You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

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

20 “‘You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, and defile yourself with her.

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

21 “‘You shall not give any of your children as a sacrifice to Molech. You shall not profane the name of your 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 “‘You shall not lie with a man as with a woman. That is detestable.

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

23 “‘You shall not lie with any animal to defile yourself with it. No woman may give herself to an animal, to lie down with it: it is a perversion.

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 “‘Don’t defile yourselves in any of these things; for in all these the nations which I am casting out before you were defiled.

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 The land was defiled. Therefore I punished its iniquity, and the land vomited out her 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 You therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the native-born, nor the stranger who lives as a foreigner 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 the men of the land that were before you had done all these abominations, and the land became defiled),

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

28 that the land not vomit you out also, when you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was 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 whoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do 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 among their people.

30 Therefore you shall keep my requirements, that you do not practice any of these abominable customs which were practiced before you, and that you do not defile yourselves with them. 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.