New American Standard Bible 1995

Holman Christian Standard Bible

1Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

1Yahweh spoke to Moses: "

2"Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'I am the LORD your God.

2Speak to the Israelites and tell them: I am Yahweh your God.

3'You shall not do what is done in the land of Egypt where you lived, nor are you to do what is done in the land of Canaan where I am bringing you; you shall not walk in their statutes.

3Do not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, or follow the practices of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You must not follow their customs.

4'You are to perform My judgments and keep My statutes, to live in accord with them; I am the LORD your God.

4You are to practice My ordinances and you are to keep My statutes by following them; I am Yahweh your God.

5'So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, by which a man may live if he does them; I am the LORD.

5Keep My statutes and ordinances; a person will live if he does them. I am Yahweh."

6'None of you shall approach any blood relative of his to uncover nakedness; I am the LORD.

6You are not to come near any close relative for sexual intercourse; I am Yahweh.

7'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, that is, the nakedness of your mother. She is your mother; you are not to uncover her nakedness.

7You are not to shame your father by having sex with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual intercourse with her.

8'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife; it is your father's nakedness.

8You are not to have sex with your father's wife; it will shame your father.

9The nakedness of your sister, either your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether born at home or born outside, their nakedness you shall not uncover.

9You are not to have sexual intercourse with your sister, either your father's daughter or your mother's, whether born at home or born elsewhere. You are not to have sex with her.

10'The nakedness of your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for their nakedness is yours.

10You are not to have sexual intercourse with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, because it will shame your family.

11'The nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, born to your father, she is your sister, you shall not uncover her nakedness.

11You are not to have sexual intercourse with your father's wife's daughter, who is adopted by your father; she is your sister.

12'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister; she is your father's blood relative.

12You are not to have sexual intercourse with your father's sister; she is your father's close relative.

13'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, for she is your mother's blood relative.

13You are not to have sexual intercourse with your mother's sister, for she is your mother's close relative.

14'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother; you shall not approach his wife, she is your aunt.

14You are not to shame your father's brother by coming near his wife to have sexual intercourse; she is your aunt.

15'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son's wife, you shall not uncover her nakedness.

15You are not to have sexual intercourse with your daughter-in-law. She is your son's wife; you are not to have sex with her.

16'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife; it is your brother's nakedness.

16You are not to have sexual intercourse with your brother's wife; it will shame your brother.

17'You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, nor shall you take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are blood relatives. It is lewdness.

17You are not to have sexual intercourse with a woman and her daughter. You are not to marry her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter and have sex with her. They are close relatives; it is depraved.

18'You shall not marry a woman in addition to her sister as a rival while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness.

18You are not to marry a woman as a rival to her sister and have sexual intercourse with her during her sister's lifetime."

19'Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness during her menstrual impurity.

19You are not to come near a woman during her menstrual impurity to have sexual intercourse with her.

20'You shall not have intercourse with your neighbor's wife, to be defiled with her.

20You are not to have sexual intercourse with your neighbor's wife, defiling yourself with her."

21'You shall not give any of your offspring to offer them to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God; I am the LORD.

21You are not to make any of your children pass through the fire to Molech. Do not profane the name of your God; I am Yahweh.

22'You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination.

22You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman; it is detestable.

23'Also you shall not have intercourse with any animal to be defiled with it, nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it; it is a perversion.

23You are not to have sexual intercourse with any animal, defiling yourself with it; a woman is not to present herself to an animal to mate with it; it is a perversion."

24'Do not defile yourselves by any of these things; for by all these the nations which I am casting out before you have become defiled.

24Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves by all these things.

25'For the land has become defiled, therefore I have brought its punishment upon it, so the land has spewed out its inhabitants.

25The land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.

26But as for you, you are to keep My statutes and My judgments and shall not do any of these abominations, neither the native, nor the alien who sojourns among you

26But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances. You must not commit any of these detestable things--not the native or the foreigner who lives among you.

27(for the men of the land who have been before you have done all these abominations, and the land has become defiled);

27For the men who were in the land prior to you have committed all these detestable things, and the land has become defiled.

28so that the land will not spew you out, should you defile it, as it has spewed out the nation which has been before you.

28If you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it has vomited out the nations that were before you.

29For whoever does any of these abominations, those persons who do so shall be cut off from among their people.

29Any person who does any of these detestable practices must be cut off from his people.

30'Thus you are to keep My charge, that you do not practice any of the abominable customs which have been practiced before you, so as not to defile yourselves with them; I am the LORD your God.'"

30You must keep My instruction to not do any of the detestable customs that were practiced before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them; I am Yahweh your God."

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