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Leviticus 20:11–21

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11“ ‘If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, he has dishonored his father.u Both the man and the woman are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.v

12“ ‘If a man has sexual relations with his daughter-in-law,w both of them are to be put to death. What they have done is a perversion; their blood will be on their own heads.

13“ ‘If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable.x They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

14“ ‘If a man marries both a woman and her mother,y it is wicked. Both he and they must be burned in the fire,z so that no wickedness will be among you.a

15“ ‘If a man has sexual relations with an animal,b he is to be put to death,c and you must kill the animal.

16“ ‘If a woman approaches an animal to have sexual relations with it, kill both the woman and the animal. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

17“ ‘If a man marries his sisterd, the daughter of either his father or his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They are to be publicly removede from their people. He has dishonored his sister and will be held responsible.f

18“ ‘If a man has sexual relations with a woman during her monthly period,g he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has also uncovered it. Both of them are to be cut off from their people.h

19“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with the sister of either your mother or your father,i for that would dishonor a close relative; both of you would be held responsible.

20“ ‘If a man has sexual relations with his aunt,j he has dishonored his uncle. They will be held responsible; they will die childless.k

21“ ‘If a man marries his brother’s wife,l it is an act of impurity; he has dishonored his brother. They will be childless.m

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Cross references

  1. uSee Lev 18:7
  2. vSee ver 9; See Lev 18:8
  3. wSee Ge 11:31; See 38:16
  4. xLev 18:22
  5. ySee Lev 18:17
  6. zLev 21:9; Nu 16:39; Jdg 14:15; 15:6
  7. aSee Lev 18:8; Dt 27:23
  8. bSee Ex 22:19
  9. cver 10
  10. dSee Lev 18:9
  11. eSee Ge 17:14
  12. fSee Lev 5:1
  13. gSee Lev 15:24
  14. hEze 18:6
  15. iSee Lev 18:12
  16. jSee Lev 18:13
  17. kver 21; Ge 15:2
  18. lSee Lev 18:16; Mt 14:4; Mk 6:18
  19. mSee ver 20