Leviticus 18:1

AMP: Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

ASV: And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

BSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,

DARBY: And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

DRA: And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

KJV: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Leviticus 18:2

AMP: “Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘I am the Lord your God.

ASV: Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am Jehovah your God.

BSB: “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: I am the LORD your God.

DARBY: Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am Jehovah your God.

DRA: Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: I am the Lord your God.

KJV: Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 18:3

AMP: You shall not do what is done in the land of Egypt where you lived, and you shall not do what is done in the land of Canaan where I am bringing you. You shall not follow their statutes (practices, customs).

ASV: After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their statutes.

BSB: You must not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not follow the practices of the land of Canaan, into which I am bringing you. You must not walk in their customs.

DARBY: After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do; and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their customs.

DRA: You shall not do according to the custom of the land of Egypt, in which you dwelt: neither shall you act according to the manner of the country of Chanaan, into which I will bring you, nor shall you walk in their ordinances.

KJV: After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.

Leviticus 18:4

AMP: You are to follow My judgments (precepts, ordinances) and keep My statutes and live by them. I am the Lord your God.

ASV: Mine ordinances shall ye do, and my statutes shall ye keep, to walk therein: I am Jehovah your God.

BSB: You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them. I am the LORD your God.

DARBY: Mine ordinances shall ye do and my statutes shall ye observe to walk therein: I am Jehovah your God.

DRA: You shall do my judgments, and shall observe my precepts, and shall walk in them. I am the Lord your God.

KJV: Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 18:5

AMP: So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, by which, if a person keeps them, he shall live; I am the Lord. [Luke 10:25-28; Rom 10:4, 5; Gal 3:12]

ASV: Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and mine ordinances; which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am Jehovah.

BSB: Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.

DARBY: And ye shall observe my statutes and my judgments, by which the man that doeth them shall live: I am Jehovah.

DRA: Keep my laws and my judgments, which if a man do, he shall live in them. I am the Lord.

KJV: Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

Leviticus 18:6

AMP: ‘No one shall approach any blood relative of his to uncover nakedness (have intimate relations). I am the Lord.

ASV: None of you shall approach to any that are near of kin to him, to uncover [their] nakedness: I am Jehovah.

BSB: None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.

DARBY: No one shall approach to any that is his near relation, to uncover his nakedness: I am Jehovah.

DRA: No man shall approach to her that is near of kin to him, to uncover her nakedness. I am the Lord.

KJV: None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.

Leviticus 18:7

AMP: You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, that is, the nakedness of your mother. She is your mother. You shall not uncover her nakedness.

ASV: The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

BSB: You must not expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.

DARBY: The nakedness of thy father, and the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother: thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

DRA: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother: she is thy mother, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

KJV: The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

Leviticus 18:8

AMP: You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife; it is your father’s nakedness.

ASV: The nakedness of thy father`s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father`s nakedness.

BSB: You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; it would dishonor your father.

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

DRA: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife: for it is the nakedness of thy father.

KJV: The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father’s nakedness.

Leviticus 18:9

AMP: You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, either the daughter of your father or of your mother, whether born at home or born elsewhere.

ASV: The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

BSB: You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.

DARBY: The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, born at home, or born abroad their nakedness shalt thou not uncover.

DRA: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy sister by father or by mother, whether born at home or abroad.

KJV: 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.

Leviticus 18:10

AMP: You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter; their nakedness you shall not uncover, for they are your own nakedness [that is, your own descendants].

ASV: 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.

BSB: You must not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for that would shame your family.

DARBY: The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter their nakedness shalt thou not uncover; for theirs is thy nakedness.

DRA: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy son's daughter, or thy daughter's daughter: because it is thy own nakedness.

KJV: 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.

Leviticus 18:11

AMP: You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter; born to your father, she is your sister.

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

BSB: You must not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.

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

DRA: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, whom she bore to thy father, and who is thy sister.

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

Leviticus 18:12

AMP: You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister; she is your father’s blood relative.

ASV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father`s sister: she is thy father`s near kinswoman.

BSB: You must not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.

DARBY: The nakedness of thy father's sister shalt thou not uncover: she is thy father's near relation.

DRA: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: because she is the flesh of thy father.

KJV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman.

Leviticus 18:13

AMP: You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s blood relative.

ASV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother`s sister: for she is thy mother`s near kinswoman.

BSB: You must not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s close relative.

DARBY: The nakedness of thy mother's sister shalt thou not uncover; for she is thy mother's near relation.

DRA: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: because she is thy mother's flesh.

KJV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she is thy mother’s near kinswoman.

Leviticus 18:14

AMP: You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother’s wife; you shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt.

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

BSB: You must not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations with her; she is your aunt.

DARBY: The nakedness of thy father's brother shalt thou not uncover; thou shalt not approach his wife: she is thine aunt.

DRA: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother: neither shalt thou approach to his wife, who is joined to thee by affinity.

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

Leviticus 18:15

AMP: You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son’s wife. You shall not uncover her nakedness.

ASV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son`s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

BSB: You must not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; you are not to have sexual relations with her.

DARBY: The nakedness of thy daughter-in-law shalt thou not uncover: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

DRA: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: because she is thy son's wife, neither shalt thou discover her shame.

KJV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

Leviticus 18:16

AMP: You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness.

ASV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother`s wife: it is thy brother`s nakedness.

BSB: You must not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would shame your brother.

DARBY: The nakedness of thy brother's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy brother's nakedness.

DRA: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: because it is the nakedness of thy brother.

KJV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.

Leviticus 18:17

AMP: 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 (have intimate relations with them); they are [her] blood relatives; it is an outrageous offense.

ASV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter; thou shalt not take her son`s daughter, or her daughter`s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

BSB: You must not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. You are not to marry her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter and have sexual relations with her. They are close relatives; it is depraved.

DARBY: The nakedness of a woman and her daughter shalt thou not uncover; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, nor her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness: they are her near relations: it is wickedness.

DRA: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy wife and her daughter. Thou shalt not take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, to discover her shame: because they are her flesh, and such copulation is incest.

KJV: Thou shalt 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.

Leviticus 18:18

AMP: You shall not marry a woman in addition to her sister as a rival while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness.

ASV: And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival [to her], to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.

BSB: You must not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is still alive.

DARBY: And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness beside her, during her life.

DRA: Thou shalt not take thy wife's sister for a harlot, to rival her, neither shalt thou discover her nakedness, while she is yet living.

KJV: Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

Leviticus 18:19

AMP: ‘Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness during her menstrual impurity and ceremonial uncleanness.

ASV: And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

BSB: You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.

DARBY: And thou shalt not approach a woman in the separation of her uncleanness to uncover her nakedness.

DRA: Thou shalt not approach to a woman having her flowers, neither shalt thou uncover her nakedness.

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

Leviticus 18:20

AMP: You shall not have intimate relations with your neighbor’s wife, to be defiled with her.

ASV: And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor`s wife, to defile thyself with her.

BSB: You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.

DARBY: And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to become unclean with her.

DRA: Thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour's wife, nor be defiled with mingling of seed.

KJV: Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.

Leviticus 18:21

AMP: You shall not give any of your children to offer them [by fire as a sacrifice] to Molech [the god of the Ammonites], nor shall you profane the name of your God [by honoring idols as gods]. I am the Lord.

ASV: And thou shalt not give any of thy seed to make them pass through [the fire] to Molech; neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.

BSB: You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

DARBY: And thou shalt not give of thy seed to let them pass through [the fire] to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.

DRA: Thou shalt not give any of thy seed to be consecrated to the idol Moloch, nor defile the name of thy God : I am the Lord.

KJV: And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

Leviticus 18:22

AMP: You shall not lie [intimately] with a male as one lies with a female; it is repulsive. [1 Cor 6:9, 10]

ASV: Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

BSB: You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.

DARBY: And thou shalt not lie with mankind as one lieth with a woman: it is an abomination.

DRA: Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind, because it is an abomination.

KJV: Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

Leviticus 18:23

AMP: You shall not have intimate relations with any animal to be defiled with it; nor shall a woman stand before an animal to mate with it; it is a perversion.

ASV: And thou shalt not lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down thereto: it is confusion.

BSB: You must not lie carnally with any animal, thus defiling yourself with it; a woman must not stand before an animal to mate with it; that is a perversion.

DARBY: And thou shalt lie with no beast to become unclean therewith; and a woman shall not stand before a beast to lie down with it: it is confusion.

DRA: Thou shalt not copulate with any beast, neither shalt thou be defiled with it. A woman shall not lie down to a beast, nor copulate with it: because it is a heinous crime.

KJV: Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.

Leviticus 18:24

AMP: ‘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.

ASV: Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you;

BSB: Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves.

DARBY: Make not yourselves unclean in any of these things; for in all these have the nations which I am casting out before you made themselves unclean.

DRA: Defile not yourselves with any of these things with which all the nations have been defiled, which I will cast out before you,

KJV: Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

Leviticus 18:25

AMP: For the land has become defiled; therefore I have brought its punishment upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants.

ASV: And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land vomiteth out her inhabitants.

BSB: Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.

DARBY: And the land hath become unclean; and I visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land vomiteth out its inhabitants.

DRA: And with which the land is defiled: the abominations of which I will visit, that it may vomit out its inhabitants.

KJV: And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.

Leviticus 18:26

AMP: But as for you, you are to keep My statutes and My judgments (precepts) and shall not commit any of these repulsive acts, neither the native-born, nor the stranger who lives temporarily among you

ASV: Ye therefore shall keep my statutes and mine ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the home-born, nor the stranger that sojourneth among you;

BSB: But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations— neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you.

DARBY: But *ye* shall observe my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of all these abominations: the home-born, and the stranger that sojourneth among you;

DRA: Keep ye my ordinances and my judgments, and do not any of these abominations: neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you.

KJV: Ye shall therefore 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:

Leviticus 18:27

AMP: (for all these repulsive acts have been done by the men who lived in the land before you, and the land has become defiled);

ASV: (for all these abominations have the men of the land done, that were before you, and the land is defiled);

BSB: For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled.

DARBY: (for all these abominations have the men of the land done, who were before you, and the land hath been made unclean);

DRA: For all these detestable things the inhabitants of the land have done, that; were before you, and have defiled it.

KJV: (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)

Leviticus 18:28

AMP: [do none of these things] so that the land will not vomit you out, should you defile it, as it has vomited out the nation which has been before you.

ASV: that the land vomit not you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

BSB: So if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it spewed out the nations before you.

DARBY: that the land vomit you not out, when ye make it unclean, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

DRA: Beware then, lest in like manner, it vomit you also out, if you do the like things, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

KJV: That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.

Leviticus 18:29

AMP: For whoever commits any of these repulsive acts, those persons who do so shall be cut off from among their people [excluding them from the atonement made for them].

ASV: For whosoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people.

BSB: Therefore anyone who commits any of these abominations must be cut off from among his people.

DARBY: For whoever committeth any of these abominations, the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

DRA: Every soul that shall commit any of these abominations, shall perish from the midst of his people.

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

Leviticus 18:30

AMP: So keep My command: do not practice any of the repulsive customs which have been practiced before you, so as not to defile yourselves by them; I am the Lord your God.’ ”

ASV: Therefore shall ye keep my charge, that ye practise not any of these abominable customs, which were practised before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am Jehovah your God.

BSB: You must keep My charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were practiced before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.”

DARBY: And ye shall observe my charge, that ye commit not [any] of the abominable customs which were committed before you; and ye shall not make yourselves unclean therein: I am Jehovah your God.

DRA: Keep my commandments. Do not the things which they have done, that have been before you, and be not defiled therein. I am the Lord your God.

KJV: Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 18

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