1 A nd the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

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

`Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, I Jehovah 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 ordinances.

according to the work of the land of Egypt in which ye have dwelt ye do not, and according to the work of the land of Canaan whither I am bringing you in, ye do not, and in their statutes ye walk not.

4 Y e shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God.

`My judgments ye do, and My statutes ye keep, to walk in them; I Jehovah your God;

5 Y e shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord.

and ye have kept My statutes and My judgments which man doth and liveth in them; I Jehovah.

6 N one of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord.

`None of you unto any relation of his flesh doth draw near to uncover nakedness; I Jehovah.

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

`The nakedness of thy father and the nakedness of thy mother thou dost not uncover, she thy mother; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.

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

`The nakedness of the wife of thy father thou dost not uncover; it the nakedness of thy father.

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

`The nakedness of thy sister, daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, born at home or born without; thou dost not uncover their nakedness.

10 T he nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.

`The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter: thou dost not uncover their nakedness; for theirs thy nakedness.

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 a daughter of thy father's wife, begotten of thy father, she thy sister; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.

12 T hou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman.

`The nakedness of a sister of thy father thou dost not uncover; she a relation of thy father.

13 T hou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

`The nakedness of thy mother's sister thou dost not uncover; for she thy mother's relation.

14 T hou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.

`The nakedness of thy father's brother thou dost not uncover; unto his wife thou dost not draw near; she thine aunt.

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

`The nakedness of thy daughter-in-law thou dost not uncover; she thy son's wife; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.

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

`The nakedness of thy brother's wife thou dost not uncover; it thy brother's nakedness.

17 T hou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

`The nakedness of a woman and her daughter thou dost not uncover; her son's daughter, and her daughter's daughter thou dost not take to uncover her nakedness; they her relations; it wickedness.

18 N either shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

`And a woman unto another thou dost not take, to be an adversary, to uncover her nakedness beside her, in her life.

19 A lso thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

`And unto a woman in the separation of her uncleanness thou dost not draw near to uncover her nakedness.

20 M oreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.

`And unto the wife of thy fellow thou dost not give thy seed of copulation, for uncleanness with her.

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

`And of thy seed thou dost not give to pass over to the Molech; nor dost thou pollute the name of thy God; I Jehovah.

22 T hou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

`And with a male thou dost not lie as one lieth with a woman; abomination it.

23 N either shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.

`And with any beast thou dost not give thy copulation, for uncleanness with it; and a woman doth not stand before a beast to lie down with it; confusion it.

24 D efile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

`Ye are not defiled with all these, for with all these have the nations been defiled which I am sending away from before you;

25 A nd the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.

and the land is defiled, and I charge its iniquity upon it, and the land vomiteth out its inhabitants:

26 Y e shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:

and ye -- ye have kept My statutes and My judgments, and do not of all these abominations, the native and the sojourner who is sojourning in your midst,

27 ( For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)

(for all these abominations have the men of the land done who before you, and the land is defiled),

28 T hat the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.

and the land doth not vomit you out in your defiling it, as it hath vomited out the nation which before you;

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

for any one who doth of all these abominations -- even the persons who are doing, have been cut off from the midst of their people;

30 T herefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the Lord your God.

and ye have kept My charge, so as not to do of the abominable statutes which have been done before you, and ye do not defile yourselves with them; I Jehovah your God.'