Leviticus · Literal Standard Version
Leviticus 18 Literal Standard Version
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1 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,
1 Yahweh said to Moses,
2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and you have said to them: I [am] your God YHWH;
2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘I am Yahweh 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.
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.
4 You do My judgments and you keep My statutes, to walk in them; I [am] your God YHWH.
4 You shall do my ordinances. You shall keep my statutes and walk in them. I am Yahweh your God.
5 And you have kept My statutes and My judgments which man does and lives in them; I [am] YHWH.
5 You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Yahweh.
6 None of you draws near to any relation of his flesh to uncover nakedness; I [am] YHWH.
6 “‘None of you shall approach any close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am Yahweh.
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.
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.
8 You do not uncover the nakedness of the wife of your father; it [is] the nakedness of your father.
8 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife. It is your 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
11 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, conceived by your father, since she is your sister.
12 You do not uncover the nakedness of a sister of your father; she [is] a relation of your father.
12 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister. She is your father’s near kinswoman.
13 You do not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she [is] your mother’s relation.
13 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your 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.
14 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother. You shall not approach his wife. She is your 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.
15 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife. You shall not uncover her nakedness.
16 You do not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it [is] your brother’s nakedness.
16 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife. It is your 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.
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.
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.
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.
19 And you do not draw near to a woman in the separation of her uncleanness to uncover her nakedness.
19 “‘You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.
20 And you do not give your seed [from] intercourse to the wife of your fellow, to become unclean with her.
20 “‘You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, and defile yourself 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.
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 Yahweh.
22 And you do not lie with a male as one lies with a woman; it [is] an abomination.
22 “‘You shall not lie with a man as with a woman. That is detestable.
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.
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.
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;
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.
25 and the land is defiled, and I charge its iniquity on it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants.
25 The land was defiled. Therefore I punished its iniquity, and the land vomited out her 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,
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
27 for the men of the land who [are] before you have done all these abominations and the land is defiled,
27 (for the men of the land that were before you had done all these abominations, and the land became 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;
28 that the land not vomit you out also, when you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was 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;
29 “‘For whoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do 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.”
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 Yahweh your God.’”
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Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Cross references (26)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 2 Exodus 6:7; Leviticus 11:44; Ezekiel 20:5; Leviticus 20:7; Ezekiel 20:19–20
- 3 Leviticus 20:23; Exodus 23:24; Ezekiel 20:7–8; Ezekiel 23:8; 1 Peter 4:2–4
- 4 Ezekiel 20:19; Leviticus 18:2; Psalm 119:4; John 15:14; Ezekiel 36:27
- 5 Galatians 3:12; Ezekiel 20:11; Romans 10:5; Ezekiel 20:21; Ezekiel 20:13
- 6 Leviticus 20:17–21; Leviticus 18:7–19; Leviticus 20:11–12
- 7 Leviticus 20:11; Ezekiel 22:10; Leviticus 20:14; Leviticus 18:8–16
- 8 Leviticus 20:11; 1 Corinthians 5:1; Deuteronomy 22:30; Deuteronomy 27:20; Amos 2:7
- 9 Leviticus 20:17; Deuteronomy 27:22; Ezekiel 22:11; 2 Samuel 13:11–14; Leviticus 18:11
- 12 Leviticus 20:19; Exodus 6:20
- 14 Leviticus 20:20
- 15 Leviticus 20:12; Genesis 38:26; Ezekiel 22:11; Genesis 38:18–19
- 16 Leviticus 20:21; Deuteronomy 25:5; Mark 12:19; Matthew 22:24; Mark 6:17
- 17 Leviticus 20:14; Amos 2:7; Deuteronomy 27:23
- 18 Malachi 2:15; Genesis 29:28; Genesis 30:15; Genesis 4:19; 1 Samuel 1:6–8
- 19 Leviticus 15:24; Leviticus 20:18; Ezekiel 22:10; Leviticus 15:19; Ezekiel 18:6
- 20 Exodus 20:14; Hebrews 13:4; 1 Corinthians 6:9; Matthew 5:27–28; Leviticus 20:10
- 21 Deuteronomy 12:31; Deuteronomy 18:10; Leviticus 20:2–5; Leviticus 19:12; Leviticus 22:32
- 22 Leviticus 20:13; 1 Corinthians 6:9; Romans 1:26–27; 1 Timothy 1:10; Jude 7
- 23 Leviticus 20:15–16; Exodus 22:19; Leviticus 20:12; Deuteronomy 27:21
- 24 Deuteronomy 18:12; Leviticus 18:30; Leviticus 20:22–23; Deuteronomy 12:31; 1 Corinthians 3:17
- 25 Leviticus 18:28; Leviticus 20:22–23; Jeremiah 2:7; Jeremiah 9:9; Psalm 106:38
- 26 Leviticus 18:5; Luke 8:15; Luke 11:28; Deuteronomy 12:32; Deuteronomy 4:1–2
- 27 Ezekiel 22:11; Deuteronomy 27:15; Ezekiel 16:50; 2 Chronicles 36:14; 1 Kings 14:24
- 28 Leviticus 18:25; Leviticus 20:22; Revelation 3:16; Ezekiel 36:17; Jeremiah 9:19
- 29 Leviticus 17:10; Leviticus 20:6; Exodus 12:15
- 30 Leviticus 20:23; Deuteronomy 18:9–12; Leviticus 22:9; Leviticus 18:26–27; Leviticus 18:2–4
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