Read Leviticus 20

World English Bible · 27 verses

1. ¹ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
2. ² “Moreover, you shall tell the children of Israel, ‘Anyone of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners in Israel, who gives any of his offspring to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone that person with stones.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
3. ³ I also will set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given of his offspring to Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
4. ⁴ If the people of the land all hide their eyes from that person when he gives of his offspring to Molech, and don’t put him to death,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
5. ⁵ then I will set my face against that man and against his family, and will cut him off, and all who play the prostitute after him to play the prostitute with Molech, from among their people.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
6. ⁶ “‘The person that turns to those who are mediums and wizards, to play the prostitute after them, I will even set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
7. ⁷ “‘Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am Yahweh your God.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
8. ⁸ You shall keep my statutes, and do them. I am Yahweh who sanctifies you.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
9. ⁹ “‘For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother. His blood shall be upon himself.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
10. ¹⁰ “‘The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, even he who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
11. ¹¹ “‘The man who lies with his father’s wife has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both of them shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon themselves.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
12. ¹² “‘If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death. They have committed a perversion. Their blood shall be upon themselves.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
13. ¹³ “‘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 shall be upon themselves.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
14. ¹⁴ “‘If a man takes a wife and her mother, it is wickedness. They shall be burned with fire, both he and they, that there may be no wickedness among you.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
15. ¹⁵ “‘If a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death; and you shall kill the animal.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
16. ¹⁶ “‘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 shall be upon them.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
17. ¹⁷ “‘If a man takes his sister—his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter—and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness, it is a shameful thing. They shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness. He shall bear his iniquity.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
18. ¹⁸ “‘If a man lies with a woman having her monthly period, and uncovers her nakedness, he has made her fountain naked, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from among their people.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
19. ¹⁹ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, nor of your father’s sister, for he has made his close relative naked. They shall bear their iniquity.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
20. ²⁰ 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
21. ²¹ “‘If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
22. ²² “‘You shall therefore keep all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them, that the land where I am bringing you to dwell may not vomit you out.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
23. ²³ You shall not walk in the customs of the nation which I am casting out before you; for they did all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
24. ²⁴ But I have said to you, “You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am Yahweh your God, who has separated you from the peoples.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
25. ²⁵ “‘You shall therefore make a distinction between the clean animal and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the clean. You shall not make yourselves abominable by animal, or by bird, or by anything with which the ground teems, which I have separated from you as unclean for you.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
26. ²⁶ You shall be holy to me, for I, Yahweh, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that you should be mine.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
27. ²⁷ “‘A man or a woman that is a medium or is a wizard shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones. Their blood shall be upon themselves.’”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org