Leviticus 18:6–23

⁶“ ‘You must never have sexual relations with your close relatives. I am the Lord.

⁷“ ‘You must not shame your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; do not have sexual relations with her. ⁸You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; that would shame your father.

⁹“ ‘You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either the daughter of your father or your mother. It doesn’t matter if she was born in your house or somewhere else.

¹⁰“ ‘You must not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter; that would bring shame on you.

¹¹“ ‘If your father and his wife have a daughter, she is your sister. You must not have sexual relations with her.

¹²“ ‘You must not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative. ¹³You must not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister; she is your mother’s close relative. ¹⁴You must not have sexual relations with the wife of your father’s brother, because this would shame him. She is your aunt.

¹⁵“ ‘You must not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law; she is your son’s wife. Do not have sexual relations with her.

¹⁶“ ‘You must not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife. That would shame your brother.

¹⁷“ ‘You must not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. And do not have sexual relations with this woman’s granddaughter, either the daughter of her son or her daughter; they are her close relatives. It is evil to do this.

¹⁸“ ‘While your wife is still living, you must not take her sister as another wife. Do not have sexual relations with her.

¹⁹“ ‘You must not go near a woman to have sexual relations with her during her monthly period, when she is unclean.

²⁰“ ‘You must not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and make yourself unclean with her.

²¹“ ‘You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, because this would show that you do not respect your God. I am the Lord.

²²“ ‘You must not have sexual relations with a man as you would a woman. That is a hateful sin.

²³“ ‘You must not have sexual relations with an animal and make yourself unclean with it. Also a woman must not have sexual relations with an animal; it is not natural.