Leviticus 20 Parallel Bible

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	BISHOPS Bishops' Bible of 1568	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses, saying:	The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,	The LORD said to Moses,
2	This shalt thou say to the chyldren of Israel: whosoeuer he be of the chyldren of Israel, or of the straungers that dwell in Israel, that geueth of his chyldren vnto Moloch, let hym be slayne: the people of the lande shall ouerwhelme hym with stones.	“Say to the people of Israel, Any one of the people of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones.	“Say to the Israelites: ‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing in Israel who sacrifices any of his children to Molek is to be put to death. The members of the community are to stone him.
3	And I wyl set my face agaynst that man, and wyll cut hym of from among his people, because he hath geuen his chyldren vnto Moloch, for to defile my sanctuarie, & to pollute my holy name.	I myself will set my face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given one of his children to Molech, to make my sanctuary unclean and to profane my holy name.	I myself will set my face against him and will cut him off from his people; for by sacrificing his children to Molek, he has defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name.
4	And though that the people of the lande hyde their eyes from the man that geueth his chyldren vnto Moloch, and kyll hym not:	And if the people of the land do at all close their eyes to that man when he gives one of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death,	If the members of the community close their eyes when that man sacrifices one of his children to Molek and if they fail to put him to death,
5	I wyll put my face agaynst that man, and agaynst his kynred, and wyll cut hym of, and all that go a whoring after hym to commit whordome with Moloch, from among their people.	then I will set my face against that man and against his clan and will cut them off from among their people, him and all who follow him in whoring after Molech.	I myself will set my face against him and his family and will cut them off from their people together with all who follow him in prostituting themselves to Molek.
6	If a soule turne hym selfe after suche as worke with spirites, and after soothsayers, to go a whoring after them, I wyll put my face agaynst that soule, and wyll cut hym of fro among his people.	“If a person turns to mediums and necromancers, whoring after them, I will set my face against that person and will cut him off from among his people.	“’I will set my face against anyone who turns to mediums and spiritists to prostitute themselves by following them, and I will cut them off from their people.
7	Sanctifie your selues therefore and be holy: for I am the Lorde your God.	Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, for I am the LORD your God.	“’Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.
8	Kepe ye myne ordinaunces, and do them: I am the Lorde whiche sanctifie you.	Keep my statutes and do them; I am the LORD who sanctifies you.	Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the LORD, who makes you holy.
9	Whosoeuer he be that despiseth his father or his mother, let hym dye: for he hath deminished the estimation of his father & mother, his blood be vpon him.	For anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him.	“’Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death. Because they have cursed their father or mother, their blood will be on their own head.
10	And the man that breaketh wedlocke with another mans wyfe, euen he that breaketh wedlocke with his neyghbours wyfe, let be slayne both the adulterer and the adultresse.	“If a man commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.	“’If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress are to be put to death.
11	And the man that lyeth with his fathers wyfe, and vncouereth his fathers nakednes, let them both die, their blood be vpon them.	If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.	“’If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, he has dishonored his father. Both the man and the woman are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.
12	If a man lye with his daughter in lawe, let them dye both of them: they haue wrought abhomination, their blood be vpon them.	If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have committed perversion; their blood is upon them.	“’If a man has sexual relations with his daughter-in-law, both of them are to be put to death. What they have done is a perversion; their blood will be on their own heads.
13	If a man also lye with mankinde after the maner as with women kynde, they haue both committed an abhomination: let them dye, their blood be vpon them.	If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.	“’If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.
14	And if a man take a wyfe, and her mother also, it is wickednesse: They shall burne with fire both hym & them, that there be no wickednesse among you.	If a man takes a woman and her mother also, it is depravity; he and they shall be burned with fire, that there may be no depravity among you.	“’If a man marries both a woman and her mother, it is wicked. Both he and they must be burned in the fire, so that no wickedness will be among you.
15	And if a man lye with a beast, let hym dye, and ye shall slea the beast also.	If a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal.	“’If a man has sexual relations with an animal, he is to be put to death, and you must kill the animal.
16	If a woman go vnto any beast, and lye downe thereto, thou shalt kyll the woman and the beast also: let them dye, their blood be vpon them.	If a woman approaches any animal and lies with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.	“’If a woman approaches an animal to have sexual relations with it, kill both the woman and the animal. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.
17	If a man take his sister, his fathers daughter, or his mothers daughter, & see her nakednesse, and she his nakednesse, it is a wicked thing, they shalbe cut of in the sight of their people: he hath vncouered his sisters nakednesse, he shall beare his sinne.	“If a man takes his sister, a daughter of his father or a daughter of his mother, and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace, and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness, and he shall bear his iniquity.	“’If a man marries his sister, the daughter of either his father or his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They are to be publicly removed from their people. He has dishonored his sister and will be held responsible.
18	If a man lye with a woman hauing her natural disease, and vncouer her nakednesse, and open her fountayne, and she also open the foutayne of her blood, they shall both be cut of from among their people.	If a man lies with a woman during her menstrual period and uncovers her nakedness, he has made naked her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from among their people.	“’If a man has sexual relations with a woman during her monthly period, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has also uncovered it. Both of them are to be cut off from their people.
19	Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy mothers sister, nor of thy fathers sister: for he that doth so, hath vncouered his next kyn, they shal beare their misdoyng.	You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or of your father’s sister, for that is to make naked one’s relative; they shall bear their iniquity.	“’Do not have sexual relations with the sister of either your mother or your father, for that would dishonor a close relative; both of you would be held responsible.
20	If a man lye with his vncles wyfe, and vncouer his vncles nakednesse, they shall beare their sinne, and shall dye chyldlesse.	If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness; they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.	“’If a man has sexual relations with his aunt, he has dishonored his uncle. They will be held responsible; they will die childless.
21	If a man take his brothers wyfe, it is an vncleane thyng: he hath vncouered his brothers nakednesse, they shalbe chyldlesse.	If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.	“’If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity; he has dishonored his brother. They will be childless.
22	Ye shall kepe therefore all myne ordinaunces, and all my iudgementes, and do them: that the lande whyther I bryng you to dwell therein, spewe you not out.	“You shall therefore keep all my statutes and all my rules and do them, that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out.	“’Keep all my decrees and laws and follow them, so that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out.
23	Ye shall not walke in the maners of this nation, whiche I caste out before you: For they committed all these thinges, and therfore I abhorred the.	And you shall not walk in the customs of the nation that I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I detested them.	You must not live according to the customs of the nations I am going to drive out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.
24	But I haue sayde vnto you, ye shall enherite their lande, and I wyll geue it vnto you to possesse it, euen a lande that floweth with mylke and hony: I am the Lorde your God, whiche haue seperated you from other nations.	But I have said to you, ‘You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.’ I am the LORD your God, who has separated you from the peoples.	But I said to you, “You will possess their land; I will give it to you as an inheritance, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the nations.
25	And therefore shall ye put difference betweene cleane beastes and vncleane, betweene vncleane foules and cleane: Ye shal not defile your soules in beastes and foules, and in all maner creeping thinges that the grounde bryngeth foorth, whiche I haue seperated from you as vncleane.	You shall therefore separate the clean beast from the unclean, and the unclean bird from the clean. You shall not make yourselves detestable by beast or by bird or by anything with which the ground crawls, which I have set apart for you to hold unclean.	“’You must therefore make a distinction between clean and unclean animals and between unclean and clean birds. Do not defile yourselves by any animal or bird or anything that moves along the ground—those that I have set apart as unclean for you.
26	Therfore shall ye be holy vnto me, for I the Lorde am holy, and haue seuered you from other nations, that ye shoulde be myne.	You shall be holy to me, for I the LORD am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.	You are to be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own.
27	If there be a man or woman that worketh with a spirit, or that is a soothsayer, let them dye: Men shall ouerwhelme them with stones, their blood be vpon them.	“A man or a woman who is a medium or a necromancer shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones; their blood shall be upon them.”	“’A man or woman who is a medium or spiritist among you must be put to death. You are to stone them; their blood will be on their own heads.’”
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