Leviticus 18:1–22

Unlawful Sexual Relations

18And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ²“Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, ^qI am the Lord your God. ^3rYou shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and ^syou shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall not walk in their statutes. ^4tYou shall follow my rules¹ and keep my statutes and walk in them. ^qI am the Lord your God. ^5tYou shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; ^uif a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord.

⁶“None of you shall approach any one of his close relatives to uncover nakedness. I am the Lord. ^7vYou shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, which is the nakedness of your mother; she is your mother, you shall not uncover her nakedness. ^8wYou shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife; it is your father’s nakedness. ^9xYou shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether brought up in the family or in another home. ¹⁰You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter or of your daughter’s daughter, for their nakedness is your own nakedness. ¹¹You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, brought up in your father’s family, since she is your sister. ¹²You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister; she is your father’s relative. ¹³You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s relative. ¹⁴You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother, that is, you shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt. ^15yYou shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son’s wife, you shall not uncover her nakedness. ^16zYou shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness. ¹⁷You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, and you shall not take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter to uncover her nakedness; they are relatives; it is depravity. ¹⁸And you shall not take a woman as a ^arival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness ^bwhile her sister is still alive.

^19c“You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness while she is in her menstrual uncleanness. ^20dAnd you shall not lie sexually with your neighbor’s wife and so make yourself unclean with her. ²¹You shall not give any of your children to ^eoffer them² to ^fMolech, and so ^gprofane the name of your God: I am the Lord. ^22hYou shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.