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---- Leviticus 18:1 ---- written 1450-1410 B.C.----
(Hebrew) ‫ 1 ׃18 וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:2----
(Hebrew) ‫ 2 ׃18 דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:2 "Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'I am the Lord your God.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:3----
(Hebrew) ‫ 3 ׃18 כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֧ה אֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַ֛יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְשַׁבְתֶּם־בָּ֖הּ לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֑וּ וּכְמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֶֽרֶץ־כְּנַ֡עַן אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲנִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא אֶתְכֶ֥ם שָׁ֙מָּה֙ לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ וּבְחֻקֹּתֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֥א תֵלֵֽכוּ׃ ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:3 You shall not do what is done in the land of Egypt where you lived, nor are you to do what is done in the land of Canaan where I am bringing you; you shall not walk in their statutes.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:4----
(Hebrew) ‫ 4 ׃18 אֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֧י תַּעֲשׂ֛וּ וְאֶת־חֻקֹּתַ֥י תִּשְׁמְר֖וּ לָלֶ֣כֶת בָּהֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:4 You are to perform My judgments and keep My statutes, to live in accord with them; I am the Lord your God.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:5----
(Hebrew) ‫ 5 ׃18 וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי֙ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹתָ֛ם הָאָדָ֖ם וָחַ֣י בָּהֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ ס ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:5 So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, by which a man may live if he does them; I am the Lord.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:6----
(Hebrew) ‫ 6 ׃18 אִ֥ישׁ אִישׁ֙ אֶל־כָּל־שְׁאֵ֣ר בְּשָׂר֔וֹ לֹ֥א תִקְרְב֖וּ לְגַלּ֣וֹת עֶרְוָ֑ה אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ ס ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:6 'None of you shall approach any blood relative of his to uncover nakedness; I am the Lord.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:7----
(Hebrew) ‫ 7 ׃18 עֶרְוַ֥ת אָבִ֛יךָ וְעֶרְוַ֥ת אִמְּךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה אִמְּךָ֣ הִ֔וא לֹ֥א תְגַלֶּ֖ה עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:7 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, that is, the nakedness of your mother. She is your mother; you are not to uncover her nakedness.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:8----
(Hebrew) ‫ 8 ׃18 עֶרְוַ֥ת אֵֽשֶׁת־אָבִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה עֶרְוַ֥ת אָבִ֖יךָ הִֽוא׃ ס ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:8 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife; it is your father's nakedness.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:9----
(Hebrew) ‫ 9 ׃18 עֶרְוַ֨ת אֲחֽוֹתְךָ֤ בַת־אָבִ֙יךָ֙ א֣וֹ בַת־אִמֶּ֔ךָ מוֹלֶ֣דֶת בַּ֔יִת א֖וֹ מוֹלֶ֣דֶת ח֑וּץ לֹ֥א תְגַלֶּ֖ה עֶרְוָתָֽן׃ ס ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:9 The nakedness of your sister, either your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether born at home or born outside, their nakedness you shall not uncover.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:10----
(Hebrew) ‫ 10 ׃18 עֶרְוַ֤ת בַּת־בִּנְךָ֙ א֣וֹ בַֽת־בִּתְּךָ֔ לֹ֥א תְגַלֶּ֖ה עֶרְוָתָ֑ן כִּ֥י עֶרְוָתְךָ֖ הֵֽנָּה׃ ס ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:10 The nakedness of your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for their nakedness is yours.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:11----
(Hebrew) ‫ 11 ׃18 עֶרְוַ֨ת בַּת־אֵ֤שֶׁת אָבִ֙יךָ֙ מוֹלֶ֣דֶת אָבִ֔יךָ אֲחוֹתְךָ֖ הִ֑וא לֹ֥א תְגַלֶּ֖ה עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:11 The nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, born to your father, she is your sister, you shall not uncover her nakedness.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:12----
(Hebrew) ‫ 12 ׃18 עֶרְוַ֥ת אֲחוֹת־אָבִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה שְׁאֵ֥ר אָבִ֖יךָ הִֽוא׃ ס ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:12 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister; she is your father's blood relative.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:13----
(Hebrew) ‫ 13 ׃18 עֶרְוַ֥ת אֲחֽוֹת־אִמְּךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה כִּֽי־שְׁאֵ֥ר אִמְּךָ֖ הִֽוא׃ ס ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:13 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, for she is your mother's blood relative.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:14----
(Hebrew) ‫ 14 ׃18 עֶרְוַ֥ת אֲחִֽי־אָבִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה אֶל־אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ לֹ֣א תִקְרָ֔ב דֹּדָֽתְךָ֖ הִֽוא׃ ס ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:14 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother; you shall not approach his wife, she is your aunt.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:15----
(Hebrew) ‫ 15 ׃18 עֶרְוַ֥ת כַּלָּֽתְךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה אֵ֤שֶׁת בִּנְךָ֙ הִ֔וא לֹ֥א תְגַלֶּ֖ה עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ס ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:15 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son's wife, you shall not uncover her nakedness.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:16----
(Hebrew) ‫ 16 ׃18 עֶרְוַ֥ת אֵֽשֶׁת־אָחִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה עֶרְוַ֥ת אָחִ֖יךָ הִֽוא׃ ס ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:16 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife; it is your brother's nakedness.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:17----
(Hebrew) ‫ 17 ׃18 עֶרְוַ֥ת אִשָּׁ֛ה וּבִתָּ֖הּ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה אֶֽת־בַּת־בְּנָ֞הּ וְאֶת־בַּת־בִּתָּ֗הּ לֹ֤א תִקַּח֙ לְגַלּ֣וֹת עֶרְוָתָ֔הּ שַׁאֲרָ֥ה הֵ֖נָּה זִמָּ֥ה הִֽוא ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:17 You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, nor shall you take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are blood relatives. It is lewdness.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:18----
(Hebrew) ‫ 18 ׃18 וְאִשָּׁ֥ה אֶל־אֲחֹתָ֖הּ לֹ֣א תִקָּ֑ח לִצְרֹ֗ר לְגַלּ֧וֹת עֶרְוָתָ֛הּ עָלֶ֖יהָ בְּחַיֶּֽיהָ׃ ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:18 You shall not marry a woman in addition to her sister as a rival while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:19----
(Hebrew) ‫ 19 ׃18 וְאֶל־אִשָּׁ֖ה בְּנִדַּ֣ת טֻמְאָתָ֑הּ לֹ֣א תִקְרַ֔ב לְגַלּ֖וֹת עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:19 'Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness during her menstrual impurity.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:20----
(Hebrew) ‫ 20 ׃18 וְאֶל־אֵ֙שֶׁת֙ עֲמִֽיתְךָ֔ לֹא־תִתֵּ֥ן שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖ לְזָ֑רַע לְטָמְאָה־בָֽהּ׃ ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:20 You shall not have intercourse with your neighbor's wife, to be defiled with her.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:21----
(Hebrew) ‫ 21 ׃18 וּמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֥ לֹא־תִתֵּ֖ן לְהַעֲבִ֣יר לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ וְלֹ֧א תְחַלֵּ֛ל אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:21 You shall not give any of your offspring to offer them to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God; I am the Lord.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:22----
(Hebrew) ‫ 22 ׃18 וְאֶ֨ת־זָכָ֔ר לֹ֥א תִשְׁכַּ֖ב מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י אִשָּׁ֑ה תּוֹעֵבָ֖ה הִֽוא׃ ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:22 You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:23----
(Hebrew) ‫ 23 ׃18 וּבְכָל־בְּהֵמָ֛ה לֹא־תִתֵּ֥ן שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖ לְטָמְאָה־בָ֑הּ וְאִשָּׁ֗ה לֹֽא־תַעֲמֹ֞ד לִפְנֵ֧י בְהֵמָ֛ה לְרִבְעָ֖הּ תֶּ֥בֶל הֽוּא׃ ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:23 Also you shall not have intercourse with any animal to be defiled with it, nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it; it is a perversion.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:24----
(Hebrew) ‫ 24 ׃18 אַל־תִּֽטַּמְּא֖וּ בְּכָל־אֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֤י בְכָל־אֵ֙לֶּה֙ נִטְמְא֣וּ הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֥י מְשַׁלֵּ֖חַ מִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃ ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:24 'Do not defile yourselves by any of these things; for by all these the nations which I am casting out before you have become defiled.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:25----
(Hebrew) ‫ 25 ׃18 וַתִּטְמָ֣א הָאָ֔רֶץ וָאֶפְקֹ֥ד עֲוֺנָ֖הּ עָלֶ֑יהָ וַתָּקִ֥א הָאָ֖רֶץ אֶת־יֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃ ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:25 For the land has become defiled, therefore I have brought its punishment upon it, so the land has spewed out its inhabitants.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:26----
(Hebrew) ‫ 26 ׃18 וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣ם אַתֶּ֗ם אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי֙ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י וְלֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ מִכֹּ֥ל הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖ת הָאֵ֑לֶּה הָֽאֶזְרָ֔ח וְהַגֵּ֖ר הַגָּ֥ר בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃ ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:26 But as for you, you are to keep My statutes and My judgments and shall not do any of these abominations, neither the native, nor the alien who sojourns among you(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:27----
(Hebrew) ‫ 27 ׃18 כִּ֚י אֶת־כָּל־הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣ת הָאֵ֔ל עָשׂ֥וּ אַנְשֵֽׁי־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִפְנֵיכֶ֑ם וַתִּטְמָ֖א הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:27 (for the men of the land who have been before you have done all these abominations, and the land has become defiled);(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:28----
(Hebrew) ‫ 28 ׃18 וְלֹֽא־תָקִ֤יא הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֶתְכֶ֔ם בְּטַֽמַּאֲכֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑הּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר קָאָ֛ה אֶת־הַגּ֖וֹי אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃ ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:28 so that the land will not spew you out, should you defile it, as it has spewed out the nation which has been before you.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:29----
(Hebrew) ‫ 29 ׃18 כִּ֚י כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה מִכֹּ֥ל הַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹת הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְנִכְרְת֛וּ הַנְּפָשׁ֥וֹת הָעֹשֹׂ֖ת מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמָּֽם׃ ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:29 For whoever does any of these abominations, those persons who do so shall be cut off from among their people.(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 18:30----
(Hebrew) ‫ 30 ׃18 וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣ם אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗י לְבִלְתִּ֨י עֲשׂ֜וֹת מֵחֻקּ֤וֹת הַתּֽוֹעֵבֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נַעֲשׂ֣וּ לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א תִֽטַּמְּא֖וּ בָּהֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ ‬ Leviticus
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Lev 18:30 Thus you are to keep My charge, that you do not practice any of the abominable customs which have been practiced before you, so as not to defile yourselves with them; I am the Lord your God.'"(NASB-1995)

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---- Leviticus 19:1 ---- written 1450-1410 B.C.----


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