Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable. New Living Translation “Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin. English Standard Version You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. Berean Standard Bible You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination. King James Bible Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. New King James Version You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination. New American Standard Bible You shall not sleep with a male as one sleeps with a female; it is an abomination. NASB 1995 ‘You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination. NASB 1977 ‘You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination. Legacy Standard Bible And you shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination. Amplified Bible You shall not lie [intimately] with a male as one lies with a female; it is repulsive. Christian Standard Bible You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman; it is detestable. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman; it is detestable. American Standard Version Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Contemporary English Version It is disgusting for a man to have sex with another man. English Revised Version Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. GOD'S WORD® Translation Never have sexual intercourse with a man as with a woman. It is disgusting. Good News Translation No man is to have sexual relations with another man; God hates that. International Standard Version You are not to have sexual relations with a male as you would with a woman. It's detestable." Majority Standard Bible You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination. NET Bible You must not have sexual intercourse with a male as one has sexual intercourse with a woman; it is a detestable act. New Heart English Bible "'You shall not have sexual relations with a male, as with a woman. That is detestable. Webster's Bible Translation Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. World English Bible “‘You shall not lie with a man as with a woman. That is detestable. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd you do not lie with a male as one lies with a woman; it [is] an abomination. Young's Literal Translation And with a male thou dost not lie as one lieth with a woman; abomination it is. Smith's Literal Translation And with a male thou shalt not lie on a woman's bed: it is abomination. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind, because it is an abomination. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not commit sexual acts with a male, in place of sexual intercourse with a female, for this is an abomination. New American Bible You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; such a thing is an abomination. New Revised Standard Version You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall not lie with a male as with a woman; because it is an abomination. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And do not lie down with a male in the lying down of a woman, because it is defiled. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind; it is abomination. Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou shalt not lie with a man as with a woman, for it is an abomination. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Unlawful Sexual Relations…21You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD. 22You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination. 23You must not lie carnally with any animal, thus defiling yourself with it; a woman must not stand before an animal to mate with it; that is a perversion.… Cross References Romans 1:26-27 For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. / Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Timothy 1:9-10 We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, / for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching Genesis 19:4-5 Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house. / They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!” Jude 1:7 In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire. Judges 19:22 While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!” 2 Peter 2:6-8 if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; / and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless / (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— Deuteronomy 23:17-18 No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute. / You must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male, into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the LORD your God. Ezekiel 16:49-50 Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. / Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen. 1 Kings 14:24 There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. 1 Kings 15:12 He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 2 Kings 23:7 He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the house of the LORD, where the women had woven tapestries for Asherah. Genesis 1:27-28 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. / God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.” Matthew 19:4-6 Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” Mark 10:6-9 However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ / ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, / and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. ... Treasury of Scripture You shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Leviticus 20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. Genesis 19:5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. Judges 19:22 Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him. Jump to Previous Abomination Detestable Disgusting Female Lies Male Mankind Relations Sex Womankind WomenJump to Next Abomination Detestable Disgusting Female Lies Male Mankind Relations Sex Womankind WomenLeviticus 18 1. Unlawful marriages and unlawful lustsYou must not lie The phrase "You must not lie" is a direct command, emphasizing the prohibition nature of the instruction. In Hebrew, the word used here is "תִּשְׁכַּב" (tishkav), which is derived from the root "שָׁכַב" (shakav), meaning to lie down or to rest. This term is often used in the context of sexual relations, indicating a physical act. The command is clear and unambiguous, reflecting the seriousness with which the Israelites were to regard this prohibition. The use of the imperative form underscores the non-negotiable nature of this command within the covenant community. with a man as with a woman that is an abomination Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You must notלֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no lie תִשְׁכַּ֖ב (ṯiš·kaḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7901: To lie down with וְאֶ֨ת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among a man זָכָ֔ר (zā·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2145: Remembered, a male as with מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י (miš·kə·ḇê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4904: Place of lying, a couch, act of lying a woman; אִשָּׁ֑ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female that הִֽוא׃ (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are [is] an abomination. תּוֹעֵבָ֖ה (tō·w·‘ê·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol Links Leviticus 18:22 NIVLeviticus 18:22 NLT Leviticus 18:22 ESV Leviticus 18:22 NASB Leviticus 18:22 KJV Leviticus 18:22 BibleApps.com Leviticus 18:22 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 18:22 Chinese Bible Leviticus 18:22 French Bible Leviticus 18:22 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 18:22 You shall not lie with a man (Le Lv Lev.) |