Leviticus

Contains rules and instructions for rituals, offerings, and how to live a holy life.

Chapter 18

KJV: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Geneva: And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

KJV: Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.

Geneva: Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say vnto them, I am the Lord your God.

KJV: After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.

Geneva: After ye doings of the land of Egypt, wherin ye dwelt, shall ye not doe: and after the maner of the land of Canaan, whither I will bring you, shal ye not do, neither walke in their ordinances,

KJV: Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.

Geneva: But do after my iudgementes, and keepe mine ordinances, to walke therein: I am the Lord your God.

KJV: Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

Geneva: Ye shall keepe therefore my statutes, & my iudgementes, which if a man doe, he shall then liue in them: I am the Lord.

KJV: None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.

Geneva: None shall come neere to any of ye kinred of his flesh to vncouer her shame: I am the Lord.

KJV: The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

Geneva: Thou shalt not vncouer the shame of thy father, nor the shame of thy mother: for she is thy mother, thou shalt not discouer her shame.

KJV: The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father’s nakedness.

Geneva: The shame of thy fathers wife shalt thou not discouer: for it is thy fathers shame.

KJV: The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

Geneva: Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy sister the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether shee bee borne at home, or borne without: thou shalt not discouer their shame.

KJV: The nakedness of thy son’s daughter, or of thy daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.

Geneva: The shame of thy sonnes daughter, or of thy daughters daughter, thou shalt not, I say, vncouer their shame: for it is thy shame.

KJV: The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

Geneva: The shame of thy fathers wiues daughter, begotten of thy father (for she is thy sister) thou shalt not, I say, discouer her shame.

KJV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman.

Geneva: Thou shalt not vncouer the shame of thy fathers sister: for she is thy fathers kinswoman.

KJV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she is thy mother’s near kinswoman.

Geneva: Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy mothers sister: for she is thy mothers kinsewoman.

KJV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.

Geneva: Thou shalt not vncouer the shame of thy fathers brother: that is, thou shalt not goe in to his wife, for she is thine aunte.

KJV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

Geneva: Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy daughter in lawe: for she is thy sonnes wife: therefore shalt thou not vncouer her shame.

KJV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.

Geneva: Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy brothers wife. for it is thy brothers shame.

KJV: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

Geneva: Thou shalt not discouer the shame of the wife and of her daughter, neither shalt thou take her sonnes daughter, nor her daughters daughter, to vncouer her shame: for they are thy kinsfolkes, and it were wickednesse.

KJV: Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

Geneva: Also thou shalt not take a wife with her sister, during her life, to vexe her, in vncouering her shame vpon her.

KJV: Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

Geneva: Thou shalt not also go vnto a woman to vncouer her shame, as long as she is put apart for her disease.

KJV: Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.

Geneva: Moreouer, thou shalt not giue thy selfe to thy neighbours wife by carnall copulation, to be defiled with her.

KJV: And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

Geneva: Also thou shalt not giue thy children to offer them vnto Molech, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: for I am the Lord.

KJV: Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

Geneva: Thou shalt not lie with ye male as one lieth with a woman: for it is abomination.

KJV: Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.

Geneva: Thou shalt not also lie with any beast to bee defiled therewith, neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie downe thereto: for it is abomination.

KJV: Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

Geneva: Yee shall not defile your selues in any of these things: for in al these the nations are defiled, which I will cast out before you:

KJV: And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.

Geneva: And the land is defiled: therefore I wil visit the wickednesse thereof vpon it, and the lande shall vomit out her inhabitants.

KJV: Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:

Geneva: Ye shall keepe therefore mine ordinances, and my iudgementes, and commit none of these abominations, aswell hee that is of the same countrey, as the straunger that soiourneth among you.

KJV: (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)

Geneva: (For all these abominations haue the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled:

KJV: That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.

Geneva: And shall not the lande spue you out if ye defile it, as it spued out the people that were before you?)

KJV: For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

Geneva: For whosoeuer shall commit any of these abominations, the persons that doe so, shall bee cut off from among their people.

KJV: Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.

Geneva: Therefore shall yee keepe mine ordinances that ye do not any of the abominable customes, which haue bene done before you, and that yee defile not your selues therein: for I am the Lorde your God.

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