Leviticus 20 Parallel Bible

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1	And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,	The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,	The LORD said to Moses,
2	“And you say to the sons of Israel: Any man of the sons of Israel, and of the sojourners who is sojourning in Israel, who gives to the Molech from his seed, is certainly put to death; the people of the land stone him with stone;	“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 set My face against that man, and have cut him off from the midst of his people, for he has given to the Molech from his seed, so as to defile My sanctuary, and to defile 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 if the people of the land really hide their eyes from that man, in his giving to the Molech from his seed, so as not to put him to death,	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	then I have set My face against that man and against his family, and have cut him off, and all who are going whoring after him, even going whoring after the Molech, from the midst of 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	And the person who turns to those having familiar spirits, and to the wizards, to go whoring after them, I have even set My face against that person, and cut him off from the midst of 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	And you have sanctified yourselves, and you have been holy, for I [am] your God YHWH;	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	and you have kept My statutes and have done them; I [am] YHWH, sanctifying 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	For any man who reviles his father and his mother is certainly put to death; he has reviled his father and his mother: his blood [is] on 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 a man who commits adultery with a man’s wife—who commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor—the adulterer and the adulteress are surely put to death.	“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 a man who lies with his father’s wife—he has uncovered the nakedness of his father—both of them are certainly put to death; their blood [is] on 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	And a man who lies with his daughter-in-law—both of them are certainly put to death; they have done perversion; their blood [is] on 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	And a man who lies with a male as one lies with a woman—both of them have done an abomination; they are certainly put to death; their blood [is] on 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 a man who takes the woman and her mother—it [is] wickedness; they burn him and them with fire, and there is no wickedness in your midst.	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 a man who commits his intercourse with a beast is certainly put to death, and you slay the beast.	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	And a woman who draws near to any beast to mate with it—you have even slain the woman and the beast; they are certainly put to death; their blood [is] on 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	And a man who takes his sister, a daughter of his father or daughter of his mother, and he has seen her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness—it is a shame; and they have been cut off before the eyes of the sons of their people; he has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he bears his iniquity.	“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	And a man who lies with a sick woman and has uncovered her nakedness, her fountain he has made bare, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood—even both of them have been cut off from the midst of 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	And you do not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister and your father’s sister, because his relation he has made bare; they bear their iniquity.	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	And a man who lies with his aunt, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle; they bear their sin; they die childless.	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	And a man who takes his brother’s wife—it [is] impurity; he has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they are childless.	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	And you have kept all My statutes and all My judgments, and have done them, and the land does not vomit you out to where I am bringing you in to dwell in it;	“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	and you do not walk in the statutes of the nation which I am sending away from before you, for they have done all these, and I am wearied with them.	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	And I say to you, You possess their ground, and I give it to you to possess it—a land flowing with milk and honey. I [am] your God YHWH, who has separated you from the peoples.	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 you have made separation between the pure beasts and the unclean, and between the unclean bird and the pure, and you do not make yourselves abominable by beast or by bird, or by anything which creeps [on] the ground which I have separated to you for unclean.	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	And you have been holy to Me, for I, YHWH, [am] holy; and I separate you from the peoples to become Mine.	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	And a man or woman, when there is a familiar spirit in them, or who [are] wizards, are certainly put to death; they stone them with stone; their blood [is] on 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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Leviticus 20 Parallel Bible Translations