Family and Sexual Offenses

“If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death.(A) He has cursed his father or mother; his blood is on his own hands.[a]

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  1. Leviticus 20:9 Lit on him

“‘Anyone who curses their father(A) or mother(B) is to be put to death.(C) Because they have cursed their father or mother, their blood will be on their own head.(D)

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11 If a man sleeps with his father’s wife, he has shamed his father.(A) Both of them must be put to death; their blood is on their own hands.[a]

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  1. Leviticus 20:11 Lit on them

11 “‘If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, he has dishonored his father.(A) Both the man and the woman are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.(B)

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