Leviticus
Leviticus 18
King James Version · tap any highlighted word for context
Leviticus 18 — Scripture text (King James Version)
And the LORD3068 spake1696 unto 4872, saying559, Speak1696 unto the children1121 of 3478, and say559 unto them, I am the LORD3068 your God430. After the doings4639 of the land776 of 4714, wherein ye dwelt3427, shall ye not do6213: and after the doings4639 of the land776 of 3667, whither I bring935 you, shall ye not do6213: neither shall ye walk3212 in their ordinances2708. Ye shall do6213 my judgments4941, and keep8104 mine ordinances2708, to walk3212 therein: I am the LORD3068 your God430. Ye shall therefore keep8104 my statutes2708, and my judgments4941: which834 if a man120 do6213, he shall live2425 in them: I am the LORD3068. None of you shall approach7126 to any376 that is near7607 of kin1320 to him, to uncover1540 their nakedness6172: I am the LORD3068. near: Heb. remainder of his flesh The nakedness6172 of thy father1, or the nakedness6172 of thy mother517, shalt thou not uncover1540: she is thy mother517; thou shalt not uncover1540 her nakedness6172. The nakedness6172 of thy father's1 wife802 shalt thou not uncover1540: it is thy father's1 nakedness6172. The nakedness6172 of thy sister269, the daughter1323 of thy father1, or daughter1323 of thy mother517, whether she be born4138 at home1004, or born4138 abroad2351, even their nakedness6172 thou shalt not uncover1540. The nakedness6172 of thy son's1121 daughter1323, or of thy daughter's1323 daughter1323, even their nakedness6172 thou shalt not uncover1540: for theirs2007 is thine own nakedness6172. The nakedness6172 of thy father's1 wife's802 daughter1323, begotten4138 of thy father1, she is thy sister269, thou shalt not uncover1540 her nakedness6172. Thou shalt not uncover1540 the nakedness6172 of thy father's1 sister269: she is thy father's1 near kinswoman7607. Thou shalt not uncover1540 the nakedness6172 of thy mother's517 sister269: for she is thy mother's517 near kinswoman7607. Thou shalt not uncover1540 the nakedness6172 of thy father's1 brother251, thou shalt not approach7126 to his wife802: she is thine aunt1733. Thou shalt not uncover1540 the nakedness6172 of thy daughter in law3618: she is thy son's1121 wife802; thou shalt not uncover1540 her nakedness6172. Thou shalt not uncover1540 the nakedness6172 of thy brother's251 wife802: it is thy brother's251 nakedness6172. Thou shalt not uncover1540 the nakedness6172 of a woman802 and her daughter1323, neither shalt thou take3947 her son's1121 daughter1323, or her daughter's1323 daughter1323, to uncover1540 her nakedness6172; for they are her near kinswomen7608: it is wickedness2154. Neither shalt thou take3947 a wife802 to her sister269, to vex6887 her, to uncover1540 her nakedness6172, beside the other in her life2416 time. a wife: or, one wife to another Also thou shalt not approach7126 unto a woman802 to uncover1540 her nakedness6172, as long as she is apart5079 for her uncleanness2932. Moreover thou shalt not5414 lie7903 carnally2233 with thy neighbour's5997 wife802, to defile2930 thyself with her. And thou shalt not5414 let any of thy seed2233 pass5674 through the fire to Molech4432, neither shalt thou profane2490 the name8034 of thy God430: I am the LORD3068. Molech: Gr. Moloch Thou shalt not lie7901 with mankind2145, as with4904 womankind802: it is abomination8441. Neither shalt thou5414 lie7903 with any beast929 to defile2930 thyself therewith: neither shall any woman802 stand5975 before6440 a beast929 to lie down7250 thereto: it is confusion8397. Defile2930 not ye yourselves in any of these things428: for in all these the nations1471 are defiled2930 which I cast out7971 before6440 you: And the land776 is defiled2930: therefore I do visit6485 the iniquity5771 thereof upon it, and the land776 itself vomiteth out6958 her inhabitants3427. Ye shall therefore keep8104 my statutes2708 and my judgments4941, and shall not commit6213 any of these abominations8441; neither any of your own nation249, nor any stranger1616 that sojourneth1481 among8432 you: (For all these411 abominations8441 have the men582 of the land776 done6213, which were before6440 you, and the land776 is defiled2930;) That the land776 spue not you out6958 also, when ye defile2930 it, as it spued out6958 the nations1471 that were before6440 you. For whosoever shall commit6213 any of these abominations8441, even the souls5315 that commit6213 them shall be cut off3772 from among7130 their people5971. Therefore shall ye keep8104 mine ordinance4931, that ye commit6213 not any one of these abominable8441 customs2708, which were committed6213 before6440 you, and that ye defile2930 not yourselves therein: I am the LORD3068 your God430.