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Verse 1

And the LORD{H3068} spake{H1696}{(H8762)} unto Moses{H4872}, saying{H559}{(H8800)},

Verse 2

Again, thou shalt say{H559}{(H8799)} to the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, Whosoever{H376} he be of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, or of the strangers{H1616} that sojourn{H1481}{(H8802)} in Israel{H3478}, that giveth{H5414}{(H8799)} any of his seed{H2233} unto Molech{H4432}; he shall surely{H4191}{(H8800)} be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}: the people{H5971} of the land{H776} shall stone{H7275}{(H8799)} him with stones{H68}.

Verse 3

And I will set{H5414}{(H8799)} my face{H6440} against that man{H376}, and will cut him off{H3772}{(H8689)} from among{H7130} his people{H5971}; because he hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} of his seed{H2233} unto Molech{H4432}, to defile{H2930}{(H8763)} my sanctuary{H4720}, and to profane{H2490}{(H8763)} my holy{H6944} name{H8034}.

Verse 4

And if the people{H5971} of the land{H776} do any ways{H5956}{(H8687)} hide{H5956}{(H8686)} their eyes{H5869} from the man{H376}, when he giveth{H5414}{(H8800)} of his seed{H2233} unto Molech{H4432}, and kill{H4191}{(H8687)} him not{H1115}:

Verse 5

Then I will set{H7760}{(H8804)} my face{H6440} against that man{H376}, and against his family{H4940}, and will cut him off{H3772}{(H8689)}, and all that go a whoring{H2181}{(H8802)} after{H310} him, to commit whoredom{H2181}{(H8800)} with Molech{H4432}, from among{H7130} their people{H5971}.

Verse 6

And the soul{H5315} that turneth{H6437}{(H8799)} after{H413} such as have familiar spirits{H178}, and after{H310} wizards{H3049}, to go a whoring{H2181}{(H8800)} after{H310} them, I will even set{H5414}{(H8804)} my face{H6440} against that soul{H5315}, and will cut him off{H3772}{(H8689)} from among{H7130} his people{H5971}.

Verse 7

Sanctify{H6942}{(H8694)} yourselves therefore, and be ye holy{H6918}: for I am the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}.

Verse 8

And ye shall keep{H8104}{(H8804)} my statutes{H2708}, and do{H6213}{(H8804)} them: I am the LORD{H3068} which sanctify{H6942}{(H8764)} you.

Verse 9

For every{H376} one{H376} that curseth{H7043}{(H8762)} his father{H1} or his mother{H517} shall be surely{H4191}{(H8800)} put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}: he hath cursed{H7043}{(H8765)} his father{H1} or his mother{H517}; his blood{H1818} shall be upon him.

Verse 10

And the man{H376} that committeth adultery{H5003}{(H8799)} with another man's{H376} wife{H802}, even he that committeth adultery{H5003}{(H8799)} with his neighbour's{H7453} wife{H802}, the adulterer{H5003}{(H8802)} and the adulteress{H5003}{(H8802)} shall surely{H4191}{(H8800)} be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}.

Verse 11

And the man{H376} that lieth{H7901}{(H8799)} with his father's{H1} wife{H802} hath uncovered{H1540}{(H8765)} his father's{H1} nakedness{H6172}: both{H8147} of them shall surely{H4191}{(H8800)} be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}; their blood{H1818} shall be upon them.

Verse 12

And if a man{H376} lie{H7901}{(H8799)} with his daughter in law{H3618}, both{H8147} of them shall surely{H4191}{(H8800)} be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}: they have wrought{H6213}{(H8804)} confusion{H8397}; their blood{H1818} shall be upon them.

Verse 13

If a man{H376} also lie{H7901}{(H8799)} with mankind{H2145}, as he lieth{H4904} with a woman{H802}, both{H8147} of them have committed{H6213}{(H8804)} an abomination{H8441}: they shall surely{H4191}{(H8800)} be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}; their blood{H1818} shall be upon them.

Verse 14

And if a man{H376} take{H3947}{(H8799)} a wife{H802} and her mother{H517}, it is wickedness{H2154}: they shall be burnt{H8313}{(H8799)} with fire{H784}, both he and they; that there be no wickedness{H2154} among{H8432} you.

Verse 15

And if a man{H376} lie{H5414}{(H8799)}{H7903} with a beast{H929}, he shall surely{H4191}{(H8800)} be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}: and ye shall slay{H2026}{(H8799)} the beast{H929}.

Verse 16

And if a woman{H802} approach{H7126}{(H8799)} unto any beast{H929}, and lie down{H7250}{(H8800)} thereto, thou shalt kill{H2026}{(H8804)} the woman{H802}, and the beast{H929}: they shall surely{H4191}{(H8800)} be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}; their blood{H1818} shall be upon them.

Verse 17

And if a man{H376} shall take{H3947}{(H8799)} his sister{H269}, his father's{H1} daughter{H1323}, or{H176} his mother's{H517} daughter{H1323}, and see{H7200}{(H8804)} her nakedness{H6172}, and she see{H7200}{(H8799)} his nakedness{H6172}; it is a wicked thing{H2617}; and they shall be cut off{H3772}{(H8738)} in the sight{H5869} of their people{H5971}{H1121}: he hath uncovered{H1540}{(H8765)} his sister's{H269} nakedness{H6172}; he shall bear{H5375}{(H8799)} his iniquity{H5771}.

Verse 18

And if a man{H376} shall lie{H7901}{(H8799)} with a woman{H802} having her sickness{H1739}, and shall uncover{H1540}{(H8765)} her nakedness{H6172}; he hath discovered{H6168}{(H8689)} her fountain{H4726}, and she hath uncovered{H1540}{(H8765)} the fountain{H4726} of her blood{H1818}: and both{H8147} of them shall be cut off{H3772}{(H8738)} from among{H7130} their people{H5971}.

Verse 19

And thou shalt not uncover{H1540}{(H8762)} the nakedness{H6172} of thy mother's{H517} sister{H269}, nor of thy father's{H1} sister{H269}: for he uncovereth{H6168}{(H8689)} his near kin{H7607}: they shall bear{H5375}{(H8799)} their iniquity{H5771}.

Verse 20

And if a man{H376} shall lie{H7901}{(H8799)} with his uncle's wife{H1733}, he hath uncovered{H1540}{(H8765)} his uncle's{H1730} nakedness{H6172}: they shall bear{H5375}{(H8799)} their sin{H2399}; they shall die{H4191}{(H8799)} childless{H6185}.

Verse 21

And if a man{H376} shall take{H3947}{(H8799)} his brother's{H251} wife{H802}, it is an unclean thing{H5079}: he hath uncovered{H1540}{(H8765)} his brother's{H251} nakedness{H6172}; they shall be childless{H6185}.

Verse 22

Ye shall therefore keep{H8104}{(H8804)} all my statutes{H2708}, and all my judgments{H4941}, and do{H6213}{(H8804)} them: that the land{H776}, whither I bring{H935}{(H8688)} you to dwell{H3427}{(H8800)} therein, spue you not out{H6958}{(H8686)}.

Verse 23

And ye shall not walk{H3212}{(H8799)} in the manners{H2708} of the nation{H1471}, which I cast out{H7971}{(H8764)} before{H6440} you: for they committed{H6213}{(H8804)} all these things, and therefore I abhorred{H6973}{(H8799)} them.

Verse 24

But I have said{H559}{(H8799)} unto you, Ye shall inherit{H3423}{(H8799)} their land{H127}, and I will give{H5414}{(H8799)} it unto you to possess{H3423}{(H8800)} it, a land{H776} that floweth{H2100}{(H8802)} with milk{H2461} and honey{H1706}: I am the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, which have separated{H914}{(H8689)} you from other people{H5971}.

Verse 25

Ye shall therefore put difference{H914}{(H8689)} between clean{H2889} beasts{H929} and unclean{H2931}, and between unclean{H2931} fowls{H5775} and clean{H2889}: and ye shall not make your souls{H5315} abominable{H8262}{(H8762)} by beast{H929}, or by fowl{H5775}, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth{H7430}{(H8799)} on the ground{H127}, which I have separated{H914}{(H8689)} from you as unclean{H2930}{(H8763)}.

Verse 26

And ye shall be holy{H6918} unto me: for I the LORD{H3068} am holy{H6918}, and have severed{H914}{(H8686)} you from other people{H5971}, that ye should be mine.

Verse 27

A man{H376} also or woman{H802} that hath{H3588} a familiar spirit{H178}, or that is a wizard{H3049}, shall surely{H4191}{(H8800)} be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}: they shall stone{H7275}{(H8799)} them with stones{H68}: their blood{H1818} shall be upon them.

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