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Leviticus 18:22

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18:22You must not have sexual intercourse with a male as one has sexual intercourse with a woman;32 it is a detestable act.33

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  1. 32 Heb “And with a male you shall not lay [as the] lyings of a woman” (see B. A. Levine, Leviticus [], ). The specific reference here is to homosexual intercourse between males.
  2. 33 The Hebrew term תּוֹעֵבָה (to’evah, rendered “detestable act”) refers to the repugnant practices of foreigners, whether from the viewpoint of other peoples toward the Hebrews (e.g., Gen 43:32; 46:34; Exod 8:26) or of the Lord toward other peoples (see esp. Lev 18:26–27, 29–30). It can also designate, as here, detestable acts that might be perpetrated by the native peoples (it is used again in reference to homosexuality in Lev 20:13; cf. also its use for unclean food, Deut 14:3; idol worship, Isa 41:24; remarriage to a former wife who has been married to someone else in between, Deut 24:4).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman; it is detestable.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And you shall not lie with a male as lying with a woman; that is a detestable thing.

KJV 1900King James Version

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