Leviticus 18 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Leviticus 19

¹Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800),

² “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘You shall be holy; for I, Yahweh your God, am holy.

KJVSpeak^H1696^(H8761) unto all the congregation^H5712 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, and say^H559^(H8804) unto them, Ye shall be holy^H6918: for I the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 am holy^H6918.

³ “‘Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am Yahweh your God.

KJVYe shall fear^H3372^(H8799) every man^H376 his mother^H517, and his father^H1, and keep^H8104^(H8799) my sabbaths^H7676: I am the LORD^H3068 your God^H430.

⁴ “‘Don’t turn to idols, nor make molten gods for yourselves. I am Yahweh your God.

KJVTurn^H6437^(H8799) ye not unto idols^H457, nor make^H6213^(H8799) to yourselves molten^H4541 gods^H430: I am the LORD^H3068 your God^H430.

⁵ “‘When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

KJVAnd if ye offer^H2076^(H8799) a sacrifice^H2077 of peace offerings^H8002 unto the LORD^H3068, ye shall offer^H2076^(H8799) it at your own will^H7522.

⁶ It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the next day. If anything remains until the third day, it shall be burned with fire.

KJVIt shall be eaten^H398^(H8735) the same day^H3117 ye offer^H2077 it, and on the morrow^H4283: and if ought remain^H3498^(H8737) until the third^H7992 day^H3117, it shall be burnt^H8313^(H8735) in the fire^H784.

⁷ If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It will not be accepted;

KJVAnd if it be eaten^H398^(H8735) at all^H398^(H8736) on the third^H7992 day^H3117, it is abominable^H6292; it shall not be accepted^H7521^(H8735).

⁸ but everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the holy thing of Yahweh, and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

KJVTherefore every one that eateth^H398^(H8802) it shall bear^H5375^(H8799) his iniquity^H5771, because he hath profaned^H2490^(H8765) the hallowed thing^H6944 of the LORD^H3068: and that soul^H5315 shall be cut off^H3772^(H8738) from among his people^H5971.

⁹ “‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.

KJVAnd when ye reap^H7114^(H8800) the harvest^H7105 of your land^H776, thou shalt not wholly reap^H3615^(H8762) the corners^H6285 of thy field^H7704, neither shalt thou gather^H3950^(H8762) the gleanings^H3951 of thy harvest^H7105.

¹⁰ You shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.

KJVAnd thou shalt not glean^H5953^(H8779) thy vineyard^H3754, neither shalt thou gather^H3950^(H8762) every grape^H6528 of thy vineyard^H3754; thou shalt leave^H5800^(H8799) them for the poor^H6041 and stranger^H1616: I am the LORD^H3068 your God^H430.

¹¹ “‘You shall not steal. “‘You shall not lie. “‘You shall not deceive one another.

KJVYe shall not steal^H1589^(H8799), neither deal falsely^H3584^(H8762), neither lie^H8266^(H8762) one^H376 to another^H5997.

¹² “‘You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am Yahweh.

KJVAnd ye shall not swear^H7650^(H8735) by my name^H8034 falsely^H8267, neither shalt thou profane^H2490^(H8765) the name^H8034 of thy God^H430: I am the LORD^H3068.

¹³ “‘You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. “‘The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.

KJVThou shalt not defraud^H6231^(H8799) thy neighbour^H7453, neither rob^H1497^(H8799) him: the wages^H6468 of him that is hired^H7916 shall not abide^H3885^(H8799) with thee all night until the morning^H1242.

¹⁴ “‘You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind; but you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.

KJVThou shalt not curse^H7043^(H8762) the deaf^H2795, nor put^H5414^(H8799) a stumblingblock^H4383 before^H6440 the blind^H5787, but shalt fear^H3372^(H8804) thy God^H430: I am the LORD^H3068.

¹⁵ “‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.

KJVYe shall do^H6213^(H8799) no unrighteousness^H5766 in judgment^H4941: thou shalt not respect^H5375^(H8799) the person^H6440 of the poor^H1800, nor honour^H1921^(H8799) the person^H6440 of the mighty^H1419: but in righteousness^H6664 shalt thou judge^H8199^(H8799) thy neighbour^H5997.

¹⁶ “‘You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people. “‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.

KJVThou shalt not go^H3212^(H8799) up and down as a talebearer^H7400 among thy people^H5971: neither shalt thou stand^H5975^(H8799) against the blood^H1818 of thy neighbour^H7453: I am the LORD^H3068.

¹⁷ “‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

KJVThou shalt not hate^H8130^(H8799) thy brother^H251 in thine heart^H3824: thou shalt in any wise^H3198^(H8687) rebuke^H3198^(H8686) thy neighbour^H5997, and not suffer^H5375^(H8799) sin^H2399 upon him.

¹⁸ “‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.

KJVThou shalt not avenge^H5358^(H8799), nor bear any grudge^H5201^(H8799) against the children^H1121 of thy people^H5971, but thou shalt love^H157^(H8804) thy neighbour^H7453 as thyself^H3644: I am the LORD^H3068.

¹⁹ “‘You shall keep my statutes. “‘You shall not cross-breed different kinds of animals. “‘You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed; “‘Don’t wear a garment made of two kinds of material.

KJVYe shall keep^H8104^(H8799) my statutes^H2708. Thou shalt not let thy cattle^H929 gender^H7250^(H8686) with a diverse kind^H3610: thou shalt not sow^H2232^(H8799) thy field^H7704 with mingled seed^H3610: neither shall a garment^H899 mingled^H3610 of linen and woollen^H8162 come^H5927^(H8799) upon thee.

²⁰ “‘If a man lies carnally with a woman who is a slave girl, pledged to be married to another man, and not ransomed or given her freedom; they shall be punished. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

KJVAnd whosoever^H376 lieth^H7901^(H8799) carnally^H2233^H7902 with a woman^H802, that is a bondmaid^H8198, betrothed^H2778^(H8737) to an husband^H376, and not at all^H6299^(H8715) redeemed^H6299^(H8738), nor freedom^H2668 given^H5414^(H8738) her; she shall be scourged^H1244; they shall not be put to death^H4191^(H8714), because she was not free^H2666^(H8795).

²¹ He shall bring his trespass offering to Yahweh, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, even a ram for a trespass offering.

KJVAnd he shall bring^H935^(H8689) his trespass offering^H817 unto the LORD^H3068, unto the door^H6607 of the tabernacle^H168 of the congregation^H4150, even a ram^H352 for a trespass offering^H817.

²² The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before Yahweh for his sin which he has committed; and the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven him.

KJVAnd the priest^H3548 shall make an atonement^H3722^(H8765) for him with the ram^H352 of the trespass offering^H817 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 for his sin^H2403 which he hath done^H2398^(H8804): and the sin^H2403 which he hath done^H2398^(H8804) shall be forgiven^H5545^(H8738) him.

²³ “‘When you come into the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as forbidden. For three years it shall be forbidden to you. It shall not be eaten.

KJVAnd when ye shall come^H935^(H8799) into the land^H776, and shall have planted^H5193^(H8804) all manner of trees^H6086 for food^H3978, then ye shall count^H6188 the fruit^H6529 thereof as uncircumcised^H6188^(H8804)^H6190: three^H7969 years^H8141 shall it be as uncircumcised^H6189 unto you: it shall not be eaten^H398^(H8735) of.

²⁴ But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, for giving praise to Yahweh.

KJVBut in the fourth^H7243 year^H8141 all the fruit^H6529 thereof shall be holy^H6944 to praise^H1974 the LORD^H3068 withal.

²⁵ In the fifth year you shall eat its fruit, that it may yield its increase to you. I am Yahweh your God.

KJVAnd in the fifth^H2549 year^H8141 shall ye eat^H398^(H8799) of the fruit^H6529 thereof, that it may yield^H3254^(H8687) unto you the increase^H8393 thereof: I am the LORD^H3068 your God^H430.

²⁶ “‘You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it. You shall not use enchantments, nor practice sorcery.

KJVYe shall not eat^H398^(H8799) any thing with the blood^H1818: neither shall ye use enchantment^H5172^(H8762), nor observe times^H6049^(H8779).

²⁷ “‘You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your head or clip off the edge of your beard.

KJVYe shall not round^H5362^(H8686) the corners^H6285 of your heads^H7218, neither shalt thou mar^H7843^(H8686) the corners^H6285 of thy beard^H2206.

²⁸ “‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am Yahweh.

KJVYe shall not make^H5414^(H8799) any^H3793 cuttings^H8296 in your flesh^H1320 for the dead^H5315, nor print^H5414^(H8799) any marks^H7085 upon you: I am the LORD^H3068.

²⁹ “‘Don’t profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.

KJVDo not prostitute^H2490^(H8762) thy daughter^H1323, to cause her to be a whore^H2181^(H8687); lest the land^H776 fall to whoredom^H2181^(H8799), and the land^H776 become full^H4390^(H8804) of wickedness^H2154.

³⁰ “‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.

KJVYe shall keep^H8104^(H8799) my sabbaths^H7676, and reverence^H3372^(H8799) my sanctuary^H4720: I am the LORD^H3068.

³¹ “‘Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am Yahweh your God.

KJVRegard^H6437^(H8799) not them that have familiar spirits^H178, neither seek^H1245^(H8762) after wizards^H3049, to be defiled^H2930^(H8800) by them: I am the LORD^H3068 your God^H430.

³² “‘You shall rise up before the gray head and honor the face of the elderly; and you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.

KJVThou shalt rise up^H6965^(H8799) before^H6440 the hoary head^H7872, and honour^H1921^(H8804) the face^H6440 of the old man^H2205, and fear^H3372^(H8804) thy God^H430: I am the LORD^H3068.

³³ “‘If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.

KJVAnd if a stranger^H1616 sojourn^H1481^(H8799) with thee in your land^H776, ye shall not vex^H3238^(H8686) him.

³⁴ The stranger who lives as a foreigner with you shall be to you as the native-born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you lived as foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.

KJVBut the stranger^H1616 that dwelleth^H1481^(H8802) with you shall be unto you as one born^H249 among you, and thou shalt love^H157^(H8804) him as thyself; for ye were strangers^H1616 in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714: I am the LORD^H3068 your God^H430.

³⁵ “‘You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.

KJVYe shall do^H6213^(H8799) no unrighteousness^H5766 in judgment^H4941, in meteyard^H4060, in weight^H4948, or in measure^H4884.

³⁶ You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

KJVJust^H6664 balances^H3976, just^H6664 weights^H68, a just^H6664 ephah^H374, and a just^H6664 hin^H1969, shall ye have: I am the LORD^H3068 your God^H430, which brought you out^H3318^(H8689) of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714.

³⁷ “‘You shall observe all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them. I am Yahweh.’”

KJVTherefore shall ye observe^H8104^(H8804) all my statutes^H2708, and all my judgments^H4941, and do^H6213^(H8804) them: I am the LORD^H3068.

WEB·Leviticus 18

¹Yahweh said to Moses,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800),

² “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘I am Yahweh your God.

KJVSpeak^H1696^(H8761) unto the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, and say^H559^(H8804) unto them, I am the LORD^H3068 your God^H430.

³ You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived. You shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You shall not follow their statutes.

KJVAfter the doings^H4639 of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, wherein ye dwelt^H3427^(H8804), shall ye not do^H6213^(H8799): and after the doings^H4639 of the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667, whither I bring^H935^(H8688) you, shall ye not do^H6213^(H8799): neither shall ye walk^H3212^(H8799) in their ordinances^H2708.

⁴ You shall do my ordinances. You shall keep my statutes and walk in them. I am Yahweh your God.

KJVYe shall do^H6213^(H8799) my judgments^H4941, and keep^H8104^(H8799) mine ordinances^H2708, to walk^H3212^(H8800) therein: I am the LORD^H3068 your God^H430.

⁵ You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Yahweh.

KJVYe shall therefore keep^H8104^(H8804) my statutes^H2708, and my judgments^H4941: which^H834 if a man^H120 do^H6213^(H8799), he shall live^H2425^(H8804) in them: I am the LORD^H3068.

⁶ “‘None of you shall approach any close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am Yahweh.

KJVNone of you shall approach^H7126^(H8799) to any^H376 that is near^H7607 of kin^H1320 to him, to uncover^H1540^(H8763) their nakedness^H6172: I am the LORD^H3068.

⁷ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the nakedness of your mother: she is your mother. You shall not uncover her nakedness.

KJVThe nakedness^H6172 of thy father^H1, or the nakedness^H6172 of thy mother^H517, shalt thou not uncover^H1540^(H8762): she is thy mother^H517; thou shalt not uncover^H1540^(H8762) her nakedness^H6172.

⁸ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife. It is your father’s nakedness.

KJVThe nakedness^H6172 of thy father's^H1 wife^H802 shalt thou not uncover^H1540^(H8762): it is thy father's^H1 nakedness^H6172.

⁹ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or born abroad.

KJVThe nakedness^H6172 of thy sister^H269, the daughter^H1323 of thy father^H1, or daughter^H1323 of thy mother^H517, whether she be born^H4138 at home^H1004, or born^H4138 abroad^H2351, even their nakedness^H6172 thou shalt not uncover^H1540^(H8762).

¹⁰ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter, or of your daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness; for theirs is your own nakedness.

KJVThe nakedness^H6172 of thy son's^H1121 daughter^H1323, or of thy daughter's^H1323 daughter^H1323, even their nakedness^H6172 thou shalt not uncover^H1540^(H8762): for theirs^H2007 is thine own nakedness^H6172.

¹¹ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, conceived by your father, since she is your sister.

KJVThe nakedness^H6172 of thy father's^H1 wife's^H802 daughter^H1323, begotten^H4138 of thy father^H1, she is thy sister^H269, thou shalt not uncover^H1540^(H8762) her nakedness^H6172.

¹² “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister. She is your father’s near kinswoman.

KJVThou shalt not uncover^H1540^(H8762) the nakedness^H6172 of thy father's^H1 sister^H269: she is thy father's^H1 near kinswoman^H7607.

¹³ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s near kinswoman.

KJVThou shalt not uncover^H1540^(H8762) the nakedness^H6172 of thy mother's^H517 sister^H269: for she is thy mother's^H517 near kinswoman^H7607.

¹⁴ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother. You shall not approach his wife. She is your aunt.

KJVThou shalt not uncover^H1540^(H8762) the nakedness^H6172 of thy father's^H1 brother^H251, thou shalt not approach^H7126^(H8799) to his wife^H802: she is thine aunt^H1733.

¹⁵ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife. You shall not uncover her nakedness.

KJVThou shalt not uncover^H1540^(H8762) the nakedness^H6172 of thy daughter in law^H3618: she is thy son's^H1121 wife^H802; thou shalt not uncover^H1540^(H8762) her nakedness^H6172.

¹⁶ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife. It is your brother’s nakedness.

KJVThou shalt not uncover^H1540^(H8762) the nakedness^H6172 of thy brother's^H251 wife^H802: it is thy brother's^H251 nakedness^H6172.

¹⁷ “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter. You shall not take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near kinswomen. It is wickedness.

KJVThou shalt not uncover^H1540^(H8762) the nakedness^H6172 of a woman^H802 and her daughter^H1323, neither shalt thou take^H3947^(H8799) her son's^H1121 daughter^H1323, or her daughter's^H1323 daughter^H1323, to uncover^H1540^(H8763) her nakedness^H6172; for they are her near kinswomen^H7608: it is wickedness^H2154.

¹⁸ “‘You shall not take a wife in addition to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is still alive.

KJVNeither shalt thou take^H3947^(H8799) a wife^H802 to her sister^H269, to vex^H6887^(H8800) her, to uncover^H1540^(H8763) her nakedness^H6172, beside the other in her life^H2416 time.

¹⁹ “‘You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

KJVAlso thou shalt not approach^H7126^(H8799) unto a woman^H802 to uncover^H1540^(H8763) her nakedness^H6172, as long as she is put apart^H5079 for her uncleanness^H2932.

²⁰ “‘You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, and defile yourself with her.

KJVMoreover thou shalt not^H5414^(H8799) lie^H7903 carnally^H2233 with thy neighbour's^H5997 wife^H802, to defile^H2930^(H8800) thyself with her.

²¹ “‘You shall not give any of your children as a sacrifice to Molech. You shall not profane the name of your God. I am Yahweh.

KJVAnd thou shalt not^H5414^(H8799) let any of thy seed^H2233 pass^H5674^(H8687) through the fire to Molech^H4432, neither shalt thou profane^H2490^(H8762) the name^H8034 of thy God^H430: I am the LORD^H3068.

²² “‘You shall not lie with a man as with a woman. That is detestable.

KJVThou shalt not lie^H7901^(H8799) with mankind^H2145, as with^H4904 womankind^H802: it is abomination^H8441.

²³ “‘You shall not lie with any animal to defile yourself with it. No woman may give herself to an animal, to lie down with it: it is a perversion.

KJVNeither shalt thou^H5414^(H8799) lie^H7903 with any beast^H929 to defile^H2930^(H8800) thyself therewith: neither shall any woman^H802 stand^H5975^(H8799) before^H6440 a beast^H929 to lie down^H7250^(H8800) thereto: it is confusion^H8397.

²⁴ “‘Don’t defile yourselves in any of these things; for in all these the nations which I am casting out before you were defiled.

KJVDefile^H2930^(H8691) not ye yourselves in any of these things^H428: for in all these the nations^H1471 are defiled^H2930^(H8738) which I cast out^H7971^(H8764) before^H6440 you:

²⁵ The land was defiled. Therefore I punished its iniquity, and the land vomited out her inhabitants.

KJVAnd the land^H776 is defiled^H2930^(H8799): therefore I do visit^H6485^(H8799) the iniquity^H5771 thereof upon it, and the land^H776 itself vomiteth out^H6958^(H8686) her inhabitants^H3427^(H8802).

²⁶ You therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the native-born, nor the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you

KJVYe shall therefore keep^H8104^(H8804) my statutes^H2708 and my judgments^H4941, and shall not commit^H6213^(H8799) any of these abominations^H8441; neither any of your own nation^H249, nor any stranger^H1616 that sojourneth^H1481^(H8802) among^H8432 you:

²⁷ (for the men of the land that were before you had done all these abominations, and the land became defiled),

KJV(For all these^H411 abominations^H8441 have the men^H582 of the land^H776 done^H6213^(H8804), which were before^H6440 you, and the land^H776 is defiled^H2930^(H8799);)

²⁸ that the land not vomit you out also, when you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

KJVThat the land^H776 spue not you out^H6958^(H8686) also, when ye defile^H2930^(H8763) it, as it spued out^H6958^(H8804) the nations^H1471 that were before^H6440 you.

²⁹ “‘For whoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people.

KJVFor whosoever shall commit^H6213^(H8799) any of these abominations^H8441, even the souls^H5315 that commit^H6213^(H8802) them shall be cut off^H3772^(H8738) from among^H7130 their people^H5971.

³⁰ Therefore you shall keep my requirements, that you do not practice any of these abominable customs which were practiced before you, and that you do not defile yourselves with them. I am Yahweh your God.’”

KJVTherefore shall ye keep^H8104^(H8804) mine ordinance^H4931, that ye commit^H6213^(H8800) not any one of these abominable^H8441 customs^H2708, which were committed^H6213^(H8738) before^H6440 you, and that ye defile^H2930^(H8691) not yourselves therein: I am the LORD^H3068 your God^H430.

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