Laws of Sexual Morality
Leviticus 18, verse 1. Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Leviticus 18, verse 2. “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘I am the Lord your God. Leviticus 18, verse 3. According to the way of life in the land of Egypt, where you dwelt, you shall not do; and according to the way of life in the land of Canaan, where I bring you, you shall not do; nor shall you walk in their ordinances. Leviticus 18, verse 4. You shall do My judgments and keep My ordinances, to walk in them: I am the Lord your God. Leviticus 18, verse 5. You shall therefore keep all My ordinances and My judgments, and do these, which if a man does, he shall live by them; I am the Lord your God. Leviticus 18, verse 6. None of you shall approach anyone who is near of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness: I am the Lord. Leviticus 18, verse 7. The nakedness of your father or mother you shall not uncover. She is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness. Leviticus 18, verse 8. The nakedness of your father's wife you shall not uncover; it is your father's nakedness. Leviticus 18, verse 9. The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or elsewhere, her nakedness you shall not uncover. Leviticus 18, verse 10. The nakedness of your son's daughter, or your daughter's daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for theirs is your own nakedness. Leviticus 18, verse 11. The nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, begotten by your father—she is your sister—you shall not uncover her nakedness. Leviticus 18, verse 12. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister; she is near of kin to your father. Leviticus 18, verse 13. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, for she is near of kin to your mother. Leviticus 18, verse 14. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother, and approach his wife; she is your aunt. Leviticus 18, verse 15. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law—she is your son's wife—you shall not uncover her nakedness. Leviticus 18, verse 16. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife; it is your brother's nakedness. Leviticus 18, verse 17. You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor shall you take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover their nakedness. They are near of kin to her. It is impious. Leviticus 18, verse 18. Nor shall you take a woman as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is alive. Leviticus 18, verse 19. ‘Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness as long as she is in her menstrual period of uncleanness. Leviticus 18, verse 20. Moreover, you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her. Leviticus 18, verse 21. Furthermore, you shall not give your offspring to worship a ruler, nor shall you defile My holy name: I am the Lord. Leviticus 18, verse 22. You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination. Leviticus 18, verse 23. Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion. Leviticus 18, verse 24. ‘Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for by all these ways of life the nations are defiled, which I am casting out before your face. Leviticus 18, verse 25. For the land is defiled, and on its account I am repaying them for their wrongdoing. Thus the land became vexed with those dwelling upon it. Leviticus 18, verse 26. You shall therefore keep all My ordinances and My judgments and shall not do any of these abominations, either any of your own nation or any resident alien who dwells among you Leviticus 18, verse 27. (for the men of the land before you did all these abominations, and thus the land was defiled), Leviticus 18, verse 28. that the land not be vexed with you in your defilement of it, as it was vexed with the nations before you. Leviticus 18, verse 29. For whoever does any of these abominations, these souls shall be utterly destroyed from among their people. Leviticus 18, verse 30. Therefore, you shall keep My ordinances, so as not to do any of these abominable customs which were committed before you, and not to defile yourselves by them; for I am the Lord your God.’”