1 A nd Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 S peak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am Jehovah your God.

“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘ I am the Lord your God.

3 A fter the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do; and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their customs.

You shall not do what is done in the land of Egypt where you lived, nor are you to do what is done in the land of Canaan where I am bringing you; you shall not walk in their statutes.

4 M ine ordinances shall ye do and my statutes shall ye observe to walk therein: I am Jehovah your God.

You are to perform My judgments and keep My statutes, to live in accord with them; I am the Lord your God.

5 A nd ye shall observe my statutes and my judgments, by which the man that doeth them shall live: I am Jehovah.

So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, by which a man may live if he does them; I am the Lord.

6 N o one shall approach to any that is his near relation, to uncover his nakedness: I am Jehovah.

‘None of you shall approach any blood relative of his to uncover nakedness; I am the Lord.

7 T he nakedness of thy father, and the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother: thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, that is, the nakedness of your mother. She is your mother; you are not to uncover her nakedness.

8 T he nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife; it is your father’s nakedness.

9 T he nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, born at home, or born abroad—their nakedness shalt thou not uncover.

The nakedness of your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether born at home or born outside, their nakedness you shall not uncover.

10 T he nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter—their nakedness shalt thou not uncover; for theirs is thy nakedness.

The nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for their nakedness is yours.

11 T he nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father: she is thy sister: thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, born to your father, she is your sister, you shall not uncover her nakedness.

12 T he nakedness of thy father's sister shalt thou not uncover: she is thy father's near relation.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister; she is your father’s blood relative.

13 T he nakedness of thy mother's sister shalt thou not uncover; for she is thy mother's near relation.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s blood relative.

14 T he nakedness of thy father's brother shalt thou not uncover; thou shalt not approach his wife: she is thine aunt.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother; you shall not approach his wife, she is your aunt.

15 T he nakedness of thy daughter-in-law shalt thou not uncover: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son’s wife, you shall not uncover her nakedness.

16 T he nakedness of thy brother's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy brother's nakedness.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness.

17 T he nakedness of a woman and her daughter shalt thou not uncover; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, nor her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness: they are her near relations: it is wickedness.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, nor shall you take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are blood relatives. It is lewdness.

18 A nd thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness beside her, during her life.

You shall not marry a woman in addition to her sister as a rival while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness.

19 A nd thou shalt not approach a woman in the separation of her uncleanness to uncover her nakedness.

‘ Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness during her menstrual impurity.

20 A nd thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to become unclean with her.

You shall not have intercourse with your neighbor’s wife, to be defiled with her.

21 A nd thou shalt not give of thy seed to let them pass through to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.

You shall not give any of your offspring to offer them to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God; I am the Lord.

22 A nd thou shalt not lie with mankind as one lieth with a woman: it is an abomination.

You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination.

23 A nd thou shalt lie with no beast to become unclean therewith; and a woman shall not stand before a beast to lie down with it: it is confusion.

Also you shall not have intercourse with any animal to be defiled with it, nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it; it is a perversion.

24 M ake not yourselves unclean in any of these things; for in all these have the nations which I am casting out before you made themselves unclean.

‘Do not defile yourselves by any of these things; for by all these the nations which I am casting out before you have become defiled.

25 A nd the land hath become unclean; and I visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land vomiteth out its inhabitants.

For the land has become defiled, therefore I have brought its punishment upon it, so the land has spewed out its inhabitants.

26 B ut ye shall observe my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of all these abominations: the home-born, and the stranger that sojourneth among you;

But as for you, you are to keep My statutes and My judgments and shall not do any of these abominations, neither the native, nor the alien who sojourns among you

27 ( for all these abominations have the men of the land done, who were before you, and the land hath been made unclean);

(for the men of the land who have been before you have done all these abominations, and the land has become defiled);

28 t hat the land vomit you not out, when ye make it unclean, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

so that the land will not spew you out, should you defile it, as it has spewed out the nation which has been before you.

29 F or whoever committeth any of these abominations, … the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

For whoever does any of these abominations, those persons who do so shall be cut off from among their people.

30 A nd ye shall observe my charge, that ye commit not of the abominable customs which were committed before you; and ye shall not make yourselves unclean therein: I am Jehovah your God.

Thus you are to keep My charge, that you do not practice any of the abominable customs which have been practiced before you, so as not to defile yourselves with them; I am the Lord your God.’”