Chapter 18

And the LORD spake¹⁷ unto Moses, saying,²

Speak¹⁶ unto the children of Israel, and say¹ unto them, I am the LORD your God.

After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt,¹ shall ye not do:⁴ and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring⁵⁶ you, shall ye not do:⁴ neither shall ye walk⁴ in their ordinances.

Ye shall do⁴ my judgments, and keep⁴ mine ordinances, to walk² therein: I [am] the LORD your God.

Ye shall therefore keep¹ my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do,⁴ he shall live¹ in them: I [am] the LORD.

None of you ³⁷⁶ shall approach⁴ to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover¹⁵ [their] nakedness: I [am] the LORD.

The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover:¹⁷ she [is] thy mother; thou shalt not uncover¹⁷ her nakedness.

The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover:¹⁷ it [is] thy father's nakedness.

The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, [whether she be] born at home, or born abroad, [even] their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.¹⁷

The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, [even] their nakedness thou shalt not uncover:¹⁷ for theirs [is] thine own nakedness.

The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she [is] thy sister, thou shalt not uncover¹⁷ her nakedness.

Thou shalt not uncover¹⁷ the nakedness of thy father's sister: she [is] thy father's near kinswoman.

Thou shalt not uncover¹⁷ the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she [is] thy mother's near kinswoman.

Thou shalt not uncover¹⁷ the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach⁴ to his wife: she [is] thine aunt.

Thou shalt not uncover¹⁷ the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she [is] thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover¹⁷ her nakedness.

Thou shalt not uncover¹⁷ the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it [is] thy brother's nakedness.

Thou shalt not uncover¹⁷ the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take⁴ her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover¹⁵ her nakedness; [for] they [are] her near kinswomen: it [is] wickedness.

Neither shalt thou take⁴ a wife to her sister, to vex² [her], to uncover¹⁵ her nakedness, beside the other in her life [time].

Also thou shalt not approach⁴ unto a woman to uncover¹⁵ her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

Moreover thou shalt not⁴ lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile² thyself with her.

And thou shalt not let⁴ any of thy seed pass through⁵³ [the fire] to Molech, neither shalt thou profane¹⁷ the name of thy God: I [am] the LORD.

Thou shalt not lie⁴ with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination.

Neither shalt thou⁴ lie with any beast to defile² thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand⁴ before a beast to lie down² thereto: it [is] confusion.

Defile¹⁰¹ not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled⁸ which I cast out¹⁸ before you:

And the land is defiled:⁴ therefore I do visit⁴ the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth⁵⁵ out her inhabitants.⁶

Ye shall therefore keep¹ my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit⁴ [any] of these abominations; [neither] any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth⁶ among you:

(For all these abominations have the men of the land done,¹ which [were] before you, and the land is defiled;)⁴

That the land spue⁵⁵ not you out also, when ye defile¹⁵ it, as it spued¹ out the nations that [were] before you.

For whosoever shall commit⁴ any of these abominations, even the souls that commit⁶ [them] shall be cut off⁸ from among their people.

Therefore shall ye keep¹ mine ordinance, that [ye] commit² not [any one] of these abominable customs, which were committed⁸ before you, and that ye defile¹⁰¹ not yourselves therein: I [am] the LORD your God.