1 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

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

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am Jehovah your God.

3 A ccording to the doings of the land of Egypt, where you dwelt, you shall not do; and according to the doings of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you, you shall not do; nor shall you walk in their ordinances.

After 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 statutes.

4 Y ou shall observe My judgments and keep My ordinances, to walk in them: I am the Lord your God.

Mine ordinances shall ye do, and my statutes shall ye keep, to walk therein: I am Jehovah your God.

5 Y ou shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them: I am the Lord.

Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and mine ordinances; which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am Jehovah.

6 ‘ None of you shall approach anyone who is near of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness: I am the Lord.

None of you shall approach to any that are near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am Jehovah.

7 T he nakedness of your father or the nakedness of your mother you shall not uncover. She is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness.

The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

8 T he nakedness of your father’s wife you shall not uncover; it is your father’s nakedness.

The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.

9 T he nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or elsewhere, their nakedness you shall not uncover.

The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

10 T he nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for theirs is your own nakedness.

The 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.

11 T he nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, begotten by your father—she is your sister—you shall not uncover her nakedness.

The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

12 Y ou shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister; she is near of kin to your father.

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

13 Y ou shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is near of kin to your mother.

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

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

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

15 Y ou shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law—she is your son’s wife—you shall not uncover her nakedness.

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

16 Y ou shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.

17 Y ou shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor shall you take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near of kin to her. It is wickedness.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

18 N or shall you take a woman as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is alive.

And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.

19 ‘ Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness as long as she is in her customary impurity.

And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

20 M oreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, to defile yourself with her.

And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.

21 A nd you shall not let any of your descendants pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.

And thou shalt not give any of thy seed to make them pass through the fire to Molech; neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.

22 Y ou shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.

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

23 N or shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion.

And thou shalt not lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down thereto: it is confusion.

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

Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you;

25 F or the land is defiled; therefore I visit the punishment of its iniquity upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants.

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

26 Y ou shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations, either any of your own nation or any stranger who dwells among you

Ye therefore shall keep my statutes and mine ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the home-born, nor the stranger that sojourneth among you;

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

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

28 l est the land vomit you out also when you defile it, as it vomited out the nations that were before you.

that the land vomit not you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

29 F or whoever commits any of these abominations, the persons who commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

For whosoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people.

30 ‘ Therefore you shall keep My ordinance, so that you do not commit any of these abominable customs which were committed before you, and that you do not defile yourselves by them: I am the Lord your God.’”

Therefore shall ye keep my charge, that ye practise not any of these abominable customs, which were practised before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am Jehovah your God.