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1. Then the LORD said to Moses,
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1. And the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 unto H413 Moses H4872 , saying H559 ,
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2. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. I am the LORD your God.
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2. Speak H1696 unto H413 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , and say H559 unto H413 them, I H589 am the LORD H3068 your God H430 .
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3. So do not act like the people in Egypt, where you used to live, or like the people of Canaan, where I am taking you. You must not imitate their way of life.
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3. After the doings H4639 of the land H776 of Egypt H4714 , wherein H834 ye dwelt H3427 , shall ye not H3808 do H6213 : and after the doings H4639 of the land H776 of Canaan H3667 , whither H834 H8033 I H589 bring H935 you , shall ye not H3808 do H6213 : neither H3808 shall ye walk H1980 in their ordinances H2708 .
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4. You must obey all my regulations and be careful to obey my decrees, for I am the LORD your God.
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4. Ye shall do H6213 H853 my judgments H4941 , and keep H8104 mine ordinances H2708 , to walk H1980 therein: I H589 am the LORD H3068 your God H430 .
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5. If you obey my decrees and my regulations, you will find life through them. I am the LORD.
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5. Ye shall therefore keep H8104 H853 my statutes H2708 , and my judgments H4941 : which H834 if a man H120 do H6213 , he shall live H2425 in them: I H589 am the LORD H3068 .
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6. "You must never have sexual relations with a close relative, for I am the LORD.
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6. None H3808 H376 H376 of you shall approach H7126 to H413 any H3605 that is near H7607 of kin H1320 to him , to uncover H1540 their nakedness H6172 : I H589 am the LORD H3068 .
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7. "Do not violate your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.
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7. The nakedness H6172 of thy father H1 , or the nakedness H6172 of thy mother H517 , shalt thou not H3808 uncover H1540 : she H1931 is thy mother H517 ; thou shalt not H3808 uncover H1540 her nakedness H6172 .
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8. "Do not have sexual relations with any of your father's wives, for this would violate your father.
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8. The nakedness H6172 of thy father H1 's wife H802 shalt thou not H3808 uncover H1540 : it H1931 is thy father H1 's nakedness H6172 .
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9. "Do not have sexual relations with your sister or half sister, whether she is your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether she was born into your household or someone else's.
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9. The nakedness H6172 of thy sister H269 , the daughter H1323 of thy father H1 , or H176 daughter H1323 of thy mother H517 , whether she be born H4138 at home H1004 , or H176 born H4138 abroad H2351 , even their nakedness H6172 thou shalt not H3808 uncover H1540 .
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10. "Do not have sexual relations with your granddaughter, whether she is your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, for this would violate yourself.
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10. The nakedness H6172 of thy son H1121 's daughter H1323 , or H176 of thy daughter H1323 's daughter H1323 , even their nakedness H6172 thou shalt not H3808 uncover H1540 : for H3588 theirs H2007 is thine own nakedness H6172 .
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11. "Do not have sexual relations with your stepsister, the daughter of any of your father's wives, for she is your sister.
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11. The nakedness H6172 of thy father H1 's wife H802 's daughter H1323 , begotten H4138 of thy father H1 , she H1931 is thy sister H269 , thou shalt not H3808 uncover H1540 her nakedness H6172 .
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12. "Do not have sexual relations with your father's sister, for she is your father's close relative.
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12. Thou shalt not H3808 uncover H1540 the nakedness H6172 of thy father H1 's sister H269 : she H1931 is thy father H1 's near kinswoman H7607 .
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13. "Do not have sexual relations with your mother's sister, for she is your mother's close relative.
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13. Thou shalt not H3808 uncover H1540 the nakedness H6172 of thy mother H517 's sister H269 : for H3588 she H1931 is thy mother H517 's near kinswoman H7607 .
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14. "Do not violate your uncle, your father's brother, by having sexual relations with his wife, for she is your aunt.
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14. Thou shalt not H3808 uncover H1540 the nakedness H6172 of thy father H1 's brother H251 , thou shalt not H3808 approach H7126 to H413 his wife H802 : she H1931 is thine aunt H1733 .
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15. "Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law; she is your son's wife, so you must not have sexual relations with her.
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15. Thou shalt not H3808 uncover H1540 the nakedness H6172 of thy daughter H3618 -in-law: she H1931 is thy son H1121 's wife H802 ; thou shalt not H3808 uncover H1540 her nakedness H6172 .
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16. "Do not have sexual relations with your brother's wife, for this would violate your brother.
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16. Thou shalt not H3808 uncover H1540 the nakedness H6172 of thy brother H251 's wife H802 : it H1931 is thy brother H251 's nakedness H6172 .
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17. "Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. And do not take her granddaughter, whether her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, and have sexual relations with her. They are close relatives, and this would be a wicked act.
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17. Thou shalt not H3808 uncover H1540 the nakedness H6172 of a woman H802 and her daughter H1323 , neither H3808 shalt thou take H3947 H853 her son H1121 's daughter H1323 , or her daughter H1323 's daughter H1323 , to uncover H1540 her nakedness H6172 ; for they H2007 are her near kinswomen H7608 : it H1931 is wickedness H2154 .
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18. "While your wife is living, do not marry her sister and have sexual relations with her, for they would be rivals.
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18. Neither H3808 shalt thou take H3947 a wife H802 to H413 her sister H269 , to vex H6887 her , to uncover H1540 her nakedness H6172 , beside H5921 the other in her life H2416 time .
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19. "Do not have sexual relations with a woman during her period of menstrual impurity.
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19. Also thou shalt not H3808 approach H7126 unto H413 a woman H802 to uncover H1540 her nakedness H6172 , as long as she is put apart H5079 for her uncleanness H2932 .
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20. "Do not defile yourself by having sexual intercourse with your neighbor's wife.
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20. Moreover thou shalt not H3808 lie carnally H5414 H7903 H2233 with H413 thy neighbor H5997 's wife H802 , to defile H2930 thyself with her.
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21. "Do not permit any of your children to be offered as a sacrifice to Molech, for you must not bring shame on the name of your God. I am the LORD.
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21. And thou shalt not H3808 let H5414 any of thy seed H4480 H2233 pass through H5674 the fire to Molech H4432 , neither H3808 shalt thou profane H2490 H853 the name H8034 of thy God H430 : I H589 am the LORD H3068 .
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22. "Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin.
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22. Thou shalt not H3808 lie H7901 with H854 mankind H2145 , as with H4904 womankind H802 : it H1931 is abomination H8441 .
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23. "A man must not defile himself by having sex with an animal. And a woman must not offer herself to a male animal to have intercourse with it. This is a perverse act.
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23. Neither H3808 shalt thou lie H5414 H7903 with any H3605 beast H929 to defile H2930 thyself therewith: neither H3808 shall any woman H802 stand H5975 before H6440 a beast H929 to lie down H7250 thereto: it H1931 is confusion H8397 .
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24. "Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, for the people I am driving out before you have defiled themselves in all these ways.
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24. Defile not ye yourselves H2930 H408 in any H3605 of these things H428 : for H3588 in all H3605 these H428 the nations H1471 are defiled H2930 which H834 I H589 cast out H7971 before H4480 H6440 you:
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25. Because the entire land has become defiled, I am punishing the people who live there. I will cause the land to vomit them out.
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25. And the land H776 is defiled H2930 : therefore I do visit H6485 the iniquity H5771 thereof upon H5921 it , and the land H776 itself vomiteth out H6958 H853 her inhabitants H3427 .
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26. You must obey all my decrees and regulations. You must not commit any of these detestable sins. This applies both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you.
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26. Ye H859 shall therefore keep H8104 H853 my statutes H2708 and my judgments H4941 , and shall not H3808 commit H6213 any of these H4480 H3605 H428 abominations H8441 ; neither any of your own nation H249 , nor any stranger H1616 that sojourneth H1481 among H8432 you:
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27. "All these detestable activities are practiced by the people of the land where I am taking you, and this is how the land has become defiled.
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27. ( For H3588 H853 all H3605 these H411 abominations H8441 have the men H376 of the land H776 done H6213 , which H834 were before H6440 you , and the land H776 is defiled H2930 ;)
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28. So do not defile the land and give it a reason to vomit you out, as it will vomit out the people who live there now.
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28. That the land H776 spew not you out H6958 H3808 H853 also , when ye defile H2930 it, as H834 it spewed out H6958 H853 the nations H1471 that H834 were before H6440 you.
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29. Whoever commits any of these detestable sins will be cut off from the community of Israel.
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29. For H3588 whosoever H3605 H834 shall commit H6213 any H4480 H3605 of these H428 abominations H8441 , even the souls H5315 that commit H6213 them shall be cut off H3772 from among H4480 H7130 their people H5971 .
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30. So obey my instructions, and do not defile yourselves by committing any of these detestable practices that were committed by the people who lived in the land before you. I am the LORD your God."
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30. Therefore shall ye keep H8104 H853 mine ordinance H4931 , that ye commit not H6213 H1115 any one of these abominable customs H4480 H2708 H8441 , which H834 were committed H6213 before H6440 you , and that ye defile not yourselves H2930 H3808 therein: I H589 am the LORD H3068 your God H430 .
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