Leviticus 20:1–16

Set Yourselves Apart as Holy

¹Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

²“You shall also say to the sons of Israel:

‘Any man from the sons of Israel or from the sojourners sojourning in Israel ^awho gives any of his seed to Molech shall surely be put to death; ^bthe people of the land shall stone him with stones.

³‘I will also set My face against that man and will cut him off from among his people because he has given some of those who are his seed to Molech, ^aso as to defile My sanctuary and ^bto profane My holy name.

⁴‘If the people of the land, however, ¹should ever turn a blind eye to that man when he gives any of those who are his seed to Molech, so as not to put him to death,

⁵then I Myself will set My face against that man and against his family, and I will cut off from among their people both him and all those who play the harlot after him, in playing the harlot after Molech.

⁶‘As for the person who turns to ^1amediums and to spiritists, to play the harlot after them, I will also set My face against that person and will cut him off from among his people.

⁷‘Therefore, you shall set yourselves apart as holy and ^abe holy, for I am Yahweh your God.

⁸‘^aAnd you shall keep My statutes and do them; I am Yahweh who makes you holy.

⁹‘^aIf there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother. His bloodguiltiness is upon him.

¹⁰‘^aIf there is a man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, one who commits adultery with his friend’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

¹¹‘^aIf there is a man who lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them.

¹²‘^aIf there is a man who lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have committed ¹perversion. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them.

¹³‘^aIf there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them.

¹⁴‘^aIf there is a man who ¹marries a woman and her mother, it is lewdness; both he and they shall be burned with fire so that there will be no lewdness in your midst.

¹⁵‘^aIf there is a man who lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death; you shall also kill the animal.

¹⁶‘If there is a woman who approaches any animal to ¹mate with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them.