Chapter 20

And the LORD spake¹⁷ unto Moses, saying,²

Again, thou shalt say⁴ to the children of Israel, Whosoever ³⁷⁶ [he be] of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn⁶ in Israel, that giveth⁴ [any] of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely² be put to death:⁹³ the people of the land shall stone⁴ him with stones.

And I will set⁴ my face against that man, and will cut him off⁵² from among his people; because he hath given¹ of his seed unto Molech, to defile¹⁵ my sanctuary, and to profane¹⁵ my holy name.

And if the people of the land do any ways⁵³ hide⁵⁵ their eyes from the man, when he giveth² of his seed unto Molech, and kill⁵³ him not:

Then I will set¹ my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off,⁵² and all that go a whoring⁶ after him, to commit whoredom² with Molech, from among their people.

And the soul that turneth⁴ after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring² after them, I will even set¹ my face against that soul, and will cut him off⁵² from among his people.

Sanctify⁹⁸ yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I [am] the LORD your God.

And ye shall keep¹ my statutes, and do¹ them: I [am] the LORD which sanctify¹⁸ you.

For every one that curseth¹⁷ his father or his mother shall be surely² put to death:⁹³ he hath cursed¹⁴ his father or his mother; his blood [shall be] upon him.

And the man that committeth adultery⁴ with [another] man's wife, [even he] that committeth adultery⁴ with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer⁶ and the adulteress⁶ shall surely² be put to death.⁹³

And the man that lieth⁴ with his father's wife hath uncovered¹⁴ his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely² be put to death;⁹³ their blood [shall be] upon them.

And if a man lie⁴ with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely² be put to death:⁹³ they have wrought¹ confusion; their blood [shall be] upon them.

If a man also lie⁴ with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed¹ an abomination: they shall surely² be put to death;⁹³ their blood [shall be] upon them.

And if a man take⁴ a wife and her mother, it [is] wickedness: they shall be burnt⁴ with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.

And if a man lie^{4 7903} with a beast, he shall surely² be put to death:⁹³ and ye shall slay⁴ the beast.

And if a woman approach⁴ unto any beast, and lie down² thereto, thou shalt kill¹ the woman, and the beast: they shall surely² be put to death;⁹³ their blood [shall be] upon them.

And if a man shall take⁴ his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see¹ her nakedness, and she see⁴ his nakedness; it [is] a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off⁸ in the sight of their people: ¹¹²¹ he hath uncovered¹⁴ his sister's nakedness; he shall bear⁴ his iniquity.

And if a man shall lie⁴ with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover¹⁴ her nakedness; he hath discovered⁵² her fountain, and she hath uncovered¹⁴ the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off⁸ from among their people.

And thou shalt not uncover¹⁷ the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth⁵² his near kin: they shall bear⁴ their iniquity.

And if a man shall lie⁴ with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered¹⁴ his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear⁴ their sin; they shall die⁴ childless.

And if a man shall take⁴ his brother's wife, it [is] an unclean thing: he hath uncovered¹⁴ his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

Ye shall therefore keep¹ all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do¹ them: that the land, whither I bring⁵⁶ you to dwell² therein, spue⁵⁵ you not out.

And ye shall not walk⁴ in the manners of the nation, which I cast out¹⁸ before you: for they committed¹ all these things, and therefore I abhorred⁴ them.

But I have said⁴ unto you, Ye shall inherit⁴ their land, and I will give⁴ it unto you to possess² it, a land that floweth⁶ with milk and honey: I [am] the LORD your God, which have separated⁵² you from [other] people.

Ye shall therefore put difference⁵² between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable¹⁷ by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth⁴ on the ground, which I have separated⁵² from you as unclean.¹⁵

And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD [am] holy, and have severed⁵⁵ you from [other] people, that ye should be mine.

A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely² be put to death:⁹³ they shall stone⁴ them with stones: their blood [shall be] upon them.