Verse 20
Leviticus 18:20
World English Bible, British Edition
20
“‘You shall not lie carnally with your neighbour’s wife, and
defile yourself with her.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אֶל אֵ֨שֶׁת֙ עֲמִֽיתְ/ךָ֔ לֹא תִתֵּ֥ן שְׁכָבְתְּ/ךָ֖ לְ/זָ֑רַע לְ/טָמְאָה בָֽ/הּ
English Translation
And to the wife of your brother you shall not give your seed for uncleanness in her.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 18 Context
1
The LORD said to Moses,
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2
“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘I am the LORD your
God (Elohim).
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3
You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived. You
shall not do as they do in th...
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4
You shall do my ordinances. You shall keep my statutes and walk in them.
I am the LORD your God (Elo...
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5
You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, which if a man
does, he shall live in them....
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6
“‘None of you shall approach any close relatives, to uncover their
nakedness: I am the LORD.
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7
“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the
nakedness of your mother: she is your...
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8
“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife. It
is your father’s nakedness.
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9
“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the daughter
of your father, or the daughter o...
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10
“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter,
or of your daughter’s daughter, even t...
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11
“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s
daughter, conceived by your father, si...
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12
“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister.
She is your father’s near kinswoman.
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13
“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister,
for she is your mother’s near kinswom...
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14
“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother.
You shall not approach his wife. She...
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15
“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law.
She is your son’s wife. You shall not...
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16
“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife.
It is your brother’s nakedness.
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17
“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter.
You shall not take her son’s daug...
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18
“‘You shall not take a wife in addition to her sister, to be
a rival, to uncover her nakedness, whil...
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19
“‘You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness, as
long as she is impure by her uncleanne...
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20
“‘You shall not lie carnally with your neighbour’s wife, and
defile yourself with her.
21
“‘You shall not give any of your children as a sacrifice to
Molech. You shall not profane the name o...
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22
“‘You shall not lie with a man as with a woman. That is detestable.
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23
“‘You shall not lie with any animal to defile yourself with
it. No woman may give herself to an anim...
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24
“‘Don’t defile yourselves in any of these things; for in all
these the nations which I am casting ou...
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25
The land was defiled. Therefore I punished its iniquity, and the land
vomited out her inhabitants.
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26
You therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and shall not
do any of these abominations;...
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27
(for the men of the land that were before you had done all these abominations,
and the land became d...
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28
that the land not vomit you out also, when you defile it, as it vomited
out the nation that was befo...
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29
“‘For whoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls
that do them shall be cut off from...
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30
Therefore you shall keep my requirements, that you do not practise
any of these abominable customs w...
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