Leviticus

Leviticus 18 ©

1 The Israelites must not follow the practices of Egypt and Canaan, but the ordinances of God. 6 Unlawful marriages. 19 Unlawful lusts.

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AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the aLORD your God.

a Ge. 17.7. Ex. 20.2. Ps. 33.12. Je. 31.33; 30.22. Ex. 6.6. ch. 11.44.
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After bthe doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and cafter the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.

b Eze. 20.7,8; 23.8. Ex. 23.2. ch. 20.23. v.24,30. De. 12.30,31; 18.9-14. Ep. 5.7-11. 1Pe. 4.2,3. Ro. 12.2.
c Ex. 23.24.
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Ye shall ddo my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.

d v.5,26; 20.22; 19.37. De. 4.1,2,5; 5.32,33; 11.32; 12.32. Lu. 1.6. Eze. 20.19.
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Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: ewhich if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

e Eze. 20.11,13,21. Ro. 10.5. Ga. 3.12. Lu. 10.28. Mat. 19.17.
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¶None fof you shall approach to any that is 1near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.

f v.7-17. ch. 20.2-23. 1Co. 5.1. De. 22.30. Am. 2.7.
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The gnakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

g v.14,16. ch. 20.11-21.
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hThe nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.

h ch. 20.11. De. 22.30; 27.20. 2Sa. 16.21,22. Am. 2.7. Ge. 35.22. 1Co. 5.1. Eze. 22.10. Ge. 49.4
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The inakedness 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.

i ch. 20.17. De. 27.22. 2Sa. 13.11-14. Eze. 22.11.
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The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.

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

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Thou jshalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman.

j ch. 20.19. Ex. 6.20.
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Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

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Thou kshalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.

k ch. 20.20.
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Thou lshalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

l ch. 20.12. De. 27.23. Ge. 38.18,26. Eze. 22.11.
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Thou mshalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.

m ch. 20.21. Mat. 14.4; 22.24. De. 25.5. Mar. 12.19. Lu. 20.28.
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Thou nshalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

n ch. 20.14. De. 27.23. Am. 2.7.
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Neither shalt thou take 2a wife to her sister, to *vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

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Also othou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

o ch. 15.19,24; 20.18. Eze. 22.10; 18.6.
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Moreover pthou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.

p ch. 19.20; 20.10. Ex. 20.14. De. 22.22. He. 13.4. Je. 5.7,8. Nu. 25.1. 2Sa. 12.9,10.
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And thou qshalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to 3Molech, neither shalt thou rprofane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

q ch. 20.2. De. 18.10. 2Ki. 16.3; 21.6; 23.10. Je. 32.35; 7.31; 19.5. Ps. 106.37,38. Eze. 23.37,39. 1Ki. 11.3,5,7.
r Ex. 20.7. ch. 22.32. Ro. 2.24; 1.23.
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Thou sshalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

s ch. 20.13. Ge. 19.5. 1Ki. 14.24. Ro. 1.27. 1Co. 6.9,10. 1Ti. 1.10. Jude 7.
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Neither tshalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.

t ch. 20.15,16. De. 27.21. Ex. 22.19.
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uDefile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

u v.3,30. ch. 20.22,23. Je. 44.4. Ro. 12.2. Ep. 5.7,11. De. 18.12. Mat. 15.19,20. Mar. 7.21,22,23.
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And the vland is defiled: therefore I do wvisit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself xvomiteth out her inhabitants.

v Is. 24.5. Ro. 8.22. Re. 19.2. v.27. Nu. 35.34. Je. 2.7.
w Is. 26.11,21. Je. 5.9,29; 14.10; 23.2. Ho. 8.13; 9.9.
x ch. 20.22. Is. 24.6. Je. 9.19. Eze. 36.13. v.27,28.
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Ye shall ytherefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that *sojourneth among you:

y v.4,5. ch. 20.22. De. 4.1,9,40; 6.1,2; 3.1; 12.32; 11.32; 5.32,33.
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(For all these abominations zhave the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)

z Ge. 15.16. Ro. 1.21-32.
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That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.

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For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be acut off from among their people.

a Ge. 17.14. ch. 17.4,10,14; 20.6; 7.25,27.
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Therefore shall ye keep mine bordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I cam the LORD your God.

b v.3,4. Nu. 3.7. ch. 20.23.
c 1Pe. 1.15,16; 2.5,9.