| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1The LORD spoke to Moses: " | 1The LORD spoke to Moses: |
| 2Say to the Israelites: Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death; the people of the country are to stone him. | 2"Say to the Israelites: Any Israelite or alien residing in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death; the people of the country are to stone him. |
| 3I will turn against that man and cut him off from his people, because he gave his offspring to Molech, defiling My sanctuary and profaning My holy name. | 3I will turn against that man and cut him off from his people, because he gave his offspring to Molech, defiling my sanctuary and profaning my holy name. |
| 4But if the people of the country look the other way when that man gives any of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death, | 4But if the people of the country look the other way when that man gives any of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death, |
| 5then I will turn against that man and his family, and cut off from their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech." | 5then I will turn against that man and his family, and cut off from their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech. |
| 6Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists and prostitutes himself with them, I will turn against that person and cut him off from his people. | 6"Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists and prostitutes himself with them, I will turn against that person and cut him off from his people. |
| 7Consecrate yourselves and be holy, for I am Yahweh your God. | 7Consecrate yourselves and be holy, for I am the LORD your God. |
| 8Keep My statutes and do them; I am Yahweh who sets you apart." | 8Keep my statutes and do them; I am the LORD who sets you apart. |
| 9If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood is on his own hands. | 9"If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his death is his own fault. |
| 10If a man commits adultery with a married woman--if he commits adultery with his neighbor's wife--both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death. | 10"If a man commits adultery with a married woman--if he commits adultery with his neighbor's wife--both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death. |
| 11If a man sleeps with his father's wife, he has shamed his father. Both of them must be put to death; their blood is on their own hands. | 11If a man sleeps with his father's wife, he has violated the intimacy that belongs to his father. Both of them must be put to death; their death is their own fault. |
| 12If a man sleeps with his daughter-in-law, both of them must be put to death. They have acted perversely; their blood is on their own hands. | 12If a man sleeps with his daughter-in-law, both of them must be put to death. They have acted perversely; their death is their own fault. |
| 13If a man sleeps with a man as with a woman, they have both committed a detestable thing. They must be put to death; their blood is on their own hands. | 13If a man sleeps with a man as with a woman, they have both committed a detestable act. They must be put to death; their death is their own fault. |
| 14If a man marries a woman and her mother, it is depraved. Both he and they must be burned with fire, so that there will be no depravity among you. | 14If a man marries a woman and her mother, it is depraved. Both he and they must be burned, so that there will be no depravity among you. |
| 15If a man has sexual intercourse with an animal, he must be put to death; you are also to kill the animal. | 15If a man has sexual intercourse with an animal, he must be put to death; you are also to kill the animal. |
| 16If a woman comes near any animal and mates with it, you are to kill the woman and the animal. They must be put to death; their own blood is on them. | 16If a woman approaches any animal and mates with it, you are to kill the woman and the animal. They must be put to death; their death is their own fault. |
| 17If a man marries his sister, whether his father's daughter or his mother's daughter, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off publicly from their people. He has had sexual intercourse with his sister; he will bear his punishment. | 17If a man marries his sister, whether his father's daughter or his mother's daughter, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They are to be cut off publicly from their people. He has had sexual intercourse with his sister; he will bear his iniquity. |
| 18If a man sleeps with a menstruating woman and has sexual intercourse with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from their people. | 18If a man sleeps with a menstruating woman and has sexual intercourse with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them are to be cut off from their people. |
| 19You must not have sexual intercourse with your mother's sister or your father's sister, for it is exposing one's own blood relative; both people will bear their punishment. | 19You must not have sexual intercourse with your mother's sister or your father's sister, for it is exposing one's own blood relative; both people will bear their iniquity. |
| 20If a man sleeps with his aunt, he has shamed his uncle; they will bear their guilt and die childless. | 20If a man sleeps with his aunt, he has violated the intimacy that belongs to his uncle; they will bear their guilt and die childless. |
| 21If a man marries his brother's wife, it is impurity. He has shamed his brother; they will be childless." | 21If a man marries his brother's wife, it is impurity. He has violated the intimacy that belongs to his brother; they will be childless. |
| 22You are to keep all My statutes and all My ordinances, and do them, so that the land where I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out. | 22"You are to keep all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them, so that the land where I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out. |
| 23You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and I abhorred them. | 23You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and I abhorred them. |
| 24And I promised you: You will inherit their land, since I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am Yahweh your God who set you apart from the peoples. | 24And I promised you: You will inherit their land, since I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God who set you apart from the peoples. |
| 25Therefore you must distinguish the clean animal from the unclean one, and the unclean bird from the clean one. Do not become contaminated by any land animal, bird, or whatever crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you. | 25Therefore you are to distinguish the clean animal from the unclean one, and the unclean bird from the clean one. Do not become contaminated by any land animal, bird, or whatever crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you. |
| 26You are to be holy to Me because I, Yahweh, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be Mine. | 26You are to be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be mine. |
| 27A man or a woman who is a medium or a spiritist must be put to death. They are to be stoned; their blood is on their own hands." | 27"A man or a woman who is a medium or a spiritist must be put to death. They are to be stoned; their death is their own fault." |
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