Leviticus 20 Parallel Bible

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1	Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,	The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,	The LORD said to Moses,
2	“You shall also say to the sons of Israel: ‘Anyone from the sons of Israel or from the strangers residing in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech, shall certainly be put to death; the people of the land shall stone him 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	I will also set My face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given some of his children to Molech, so as to defile My sanctuary and to profane 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	If the people of the land, however, should ever disregard that man when he gives any of his children to Molech, 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 Myself will set My face against that man and against his family, and I will cut off from among their people both him and all those who play the prostitute with him, by playing the prostitute with Molech.	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	‘As for the person who turns to mediums and to spiritists, to play the prostitute with them, I will also set My face against that person and will cut him off from 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	You shall consecrate yourselves therefore and be holy, for I am the LORD 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	So you shall keep My statutes and practice them; I am the LORD who sanctifies 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	‘If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall certainly be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother, and has brought his own death upon himself.	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	‘If there is a man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, one who commits adultery with his friend’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress must be 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	If there is a man who sleeps with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both of them must be put to death, they have brought their own deaths upon themselves.	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 there is a man who sleeps with his daughter-in-law, both of them must be put to death. They have committed incest, and have brought their own deaths upon themselves.	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 there is a man who sleeps with a male as those who sleep with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they must be put to death. They have brought their own deaths upon themselves.	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	If there is a man who marries a woman and her mother, it is an outrageous sin; both he and they shall be burned with fire, so that there will be no such outrageous sin 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	If there is a man who has sexual intercourse with an animal, he must be put to death; you shall also kill the animal.	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 there is a woman who approaches any animal to mate with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they must be put to death. They have brought their own deaths upon themselves.	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 there is a man who takes his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, so that he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the sons of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he bears his guilt.	“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 there is a man who sleeps with a menstruous woman and uncovers her nakedness, he has exposed her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood; so both of them shall be cut off 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	You shall also not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or of your father’s sister, for such a one has uncovered his blood relative; they will bear their guilt.	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 there is a man who sleeps with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness; they will bear their sin. They will 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	If there is a man who takes his brother’s wife, it is detestable; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They will be 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	‘You are therefore to keep all My statutes and all My ordinances, and do them, so that the land to which I am bringing you to live will not vomit you 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	Furthermore, you shall not follow the customs of the nation which I am going to drive out before you, because they did all these things; therefore I have felt disgust for 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	So I have said to you, “You are to take possession of their land, and I Myself will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am the LORD your God, who has singled you out 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	You are therefore to make a distinction between the clean animal and the unclean, and between the unclean bird and the clean; and you shall not make yourselves detestable by animal or by bird, or by anything that crawls on the ground, which I have distinguished for you as 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	So you are to be holy to Me, for I the LORD am holy; and I have singled you out from the peoples to be 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	‘Now a man or a woman who is a medium or a spiritist must be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones; they have brought their own deaths upon themselves.’”	“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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