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Verse 1

And Jehovah{H3068} spake{H1696} unto Moses,{H4872} saying,{H559}

Verse 2

Moreover, thou shalt say{H559} to the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} Whosoever{H376} he be of the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} or of the strangers{H1616} that sojourn{H1481} in Israel,{H3478} that giveth{H5414} of his seed{H2233} unto Molech;{H4432} he shall surely{H4191} be put to death:{H4191} the people{H5971} of the land{H776} shall stone{H7275} him with stones.{H7275}

Verse 3

I also will set{H5414} my face{H6440} against that man,{H376} and will cut him off{H3772} from among{H7130} his people;{H5971} because he hath given{H5414} of his seed{H2233} unto Molech,{H4432} to defile{H2930} my sanctuary,{H4720} and to profane{H2490} my holy{H6944} name.{H8034}

Verse 4

And if the people{H5971} at the land{H776} do at all{H5956} hide{H5956} their eyes{H5869} from that man,{H376} when he giveth{H5414} of his seed{H2233} unto Molech,{H4432} and put him not{H1115} to death;{H4191}

Verse 5

then I will set{H7760} my face{H6440} against that man,{H376} and against his family,{H4940} and will cut him off,{H3772} and all that play the harlot{H2181} after{H310} him, to play the harlot{H2181} with Molech,{H4432} from among{H7130} their people.{H5971}

Verse 6

And the soul{H5315} that turneth{H6437} unto{H413} them that have familiar spirits,{H178} and unto{H310} the wizards,{H3049} to play the harlot{H2181} after{H310} them, I will even set{H5414} my face{H6440} against that soul,{H5315} and will cut him off{H3772} from among{H7130} his people.{H5971}

Verse 7

Sanctify{H6942} yourselves therefore, and be ye holy;{H6918} for I am Jehovah{H3068} your God.{H430}

Verse 8

And ye shall keep{H8104} my statutes,{H2708} and do{H6213} them: I am Jehovah{H3068} who sanctifieth{H6942} you.

Verse 9

For every{H376} one{H376} that curseth{H7043} his father{H1} or his mother{H517} shall surely{H4191} be put to death:{H4191} he hath cursed{H7043} his father{H1} or his mother;{H517} his blood{H1818} shall be upon him.

Verse 10

And the man{H376} that committeth adultery{H5003} with another man's{H376} wife,{H802} even he that committeth adultery{H5003} with his neighbor's{H7453} wife,{H802} the adulterer{H5003} and the adulteress{H5003} shall surely{H4191} be put to death.{H4191}

Verse 11

And the man{H376} that lieth{H7901} with his father's{H1} wife{H802} hath uncovered{H1540} his father's{H1} nakedness:{H6172} both{H8147} of them shall surely{H4191} be put to death;{H4191} their blood{H1818} shall be upon them.

Verse 12

And if a man{H376} lie{H7901} with his daughter-in-law,{H3618} both{H8147} of them shall surely{H4191} be put to death:{H4191} they have wrought{H6213} confusion;{H8397} their blood{H1818} shall be upon them.

Verse 13

And if a man{H376} lie{H7901} with mankind,{H2145} as with{H4904} womankind,{H802} both{H8147} of them have committed{H6213} abomination:{H8441} they shall surely{H4191} be put to death;{H4191} their blood{H1818} shall be upon them.

Verse 14

And if a man{H376} take{H3947} a wife{H802} and her mother,{H517} it is wickedness:{H2154} they shall be burnt{H8313} with fire,{H784} both he and they; that there be no wickedness{H2154} among{H8432} you.

Verse 15

And if a man{H376} lie{H5414} with a beast,{H929} he shall surely{H4191} be put to death:{H4191} and ye shall slay{H2026} the beast.{H929}

Verse 16

And if a woman{H802} approach{H7126} unto any beast,{H929} and lie down{H7250} thereto, thou shalt kill{H2026} the woman,{H802} and the beast:{H929} they shall surely{H4191} be put to death;{H4191} their blood{H1818} shall be upon them.

Verse 17

And if a man{H376} shall take{H3947} his sister,{H269} his father's{H1} daughter,{H1323} or{H176} his mother's{H517} daughter,{H1323} and see{H7200} her nakedness,{H6172} and she see{H7200} his nakedness;{H6172} it is a shameful thing;{H2617} and they shall be cut off{H3772} in the sight{H5869} of the children of their people:{H5971} he hath uncovered{H1540} his sister's{H269} nakedness;{H6172} he shall bear{H5375} his iniquity.{H5771}

Verse 18

And if a man{H376} shall lie{H7901} with a woman{H802} having her sickness,{H1739} and shall uncover{H1540} her nakedness;{H6172} he hath made naked{H6168} her fountain,{H4726} and she hath uncovered{H1540} the fountain{H4726} of her blood:{H1818} and both{H8147} of them shall be cut off{H3772} from among{H7130} their people.{H5971}

Verse 19

And thou shalt not uncover{H1540} the nakedness{H6172} of thy mother's{H517} sister,{H269} nor of thy father's{H1} sister;{H269} for he hath made naked{H6168} his near kin:{H7607} they shall bear{H5375} their iniquity.{H5771}

Verse 20

And if a man{H376} shall lie{H7901} with his uncle's wife,{H1733} he hath uncovered{H1540} his uncle's{H1730} nakedness:{H6172} they shall bear{H5375} their sin;{H2399} they shall die{H4191} childless.{H6185}

Verse 21

And if a man{H376} shall take{H3947} his brother's{H251} wife,{H802} it is impurity:{H5079} he hath uncovered{H1540} his brother's{H251} nakedness;{H6172} they shall be childless.{H6185}

Verse 22

Ye shall therefore keep{H8104} all my statutes,{H2708} and all mine ordinances,{H4941} and do{H6213} them; that the land,{H776} whither I bring{H935} you to dwell{H3427} therein, vomit you not out.{H6958}

Verse 23

And ye shall not walk{H3212} in the customs{H2708} of the nation,{H1471} which I cast out{H7971} before{H6440} you: for they did{H6213} all these things, and therefore I abhorred{H6973} them.

Verse 24

But I have said{H559} unto you, Ye shall inherit{H3423} their land,{H127} and I will give{H5414} it unto you to possess{H3423} it, a land{H776} flowing{H2100} with milk{H2461} and honey:{H1706} I am Jehovah{H3068} your God,{H430} who hath separated{H914} you from the peoples.{H5971}

Verse 25

Ye shall therefore make a distinction{H914} between the clean{H2889} beast{H929} and the unclean,{H2931} and between the unclean{H2931} fowl{H5775} and the clean:{H2889} and ye shall not make your souls{H5315} abominable{H8262} by beast,{H929} or by bird,{H5775} or by anything wherewith{H7430} the ground{H127} teemeth, which I have separated{H914} from you as unclean.{H2930}

Verse 26

And ye shall be holy{H6918} unto me: for I, Jehovah,{H3068} am holy,{H6918} and have set{H914} you apart from the peoples,{H5971} that ye should be mine.

Verse 27

A man{H376} also or a woman{H802} that hath{H3588} a familiar spirit,{H178} or that is a wizard,{H3049} shall surely{H4191} be put to death:{H4191} they shall stone{H7275} them with stones;{H7275} their blood{H1818} shall be upon them.

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