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Leviticus 18:21-23
International Standard Version
Leviticus 18:21-23
International Standard Version
Child Sacrifice Prohibited
21 “You are not to present any of your children to Molech as a sacrifice.[a] That way, you won’t defile the name of your God.”
Same Sex Unions Prohibited
“I am the Lord. 22 You are not to have sexual relations[b] with a male as you would with a woman. It’s detestable.”
Sexual Relations with Animals Prohibited
23 “You are not to present yourself to an animal in order to have sexual relations with it and by doing so to defile yourself. A woman is not to present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it. It’s detestable.
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- Leviticus 18:21 Lit. to Molech to pass through; i.e. to incinerate an infant as a fire sacrifice
- Leviticus 18:22 Lit. to lie down, and so throughout the chapter
Leviticus 18:21-23
New International Version
Leviticus 18:21-23
New International Version
21 “‘Do not give any of your children(A) to be sacrificed to Molek,(B) for you must not profane the name of your God.(C) I am the Lord.(D)
22 “‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman;(E) that is detestable.(F)
23 “‘Do not have sexual relations with an animal and defile yourself with it. A woman must not present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a perversion.(G)
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