¶ What degrees of kynred may marrye togyther.
CAPI. XVIII.
ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses say∣enge. [unspec A] Speake vnto the chyldren of Is∣rael, and say vnto them. I am the lorde your God. After the doynges of the lande of Egypte wherin ye dwelte, shal ye not do: and after the doynges of the lande of Canaan, whyther I wyll brynge you, shall ye not do, neyther walke in theyr ordynaunces, but do after my iudgementes, and kepe my ceremo∣nyes, to walke therin. I am the Lorde youre god. Ye shall kepe therfore myne ordynaun∣ces, and my iudgementes * 1.1 whiche yf a man do, he shall lyue in them. I am the Lorde.
Se that none go to his nyghest kynred, [unspec B] for to vncouer theyr secretes. I am the lorde. * 1.2 The secretes of thy father, and the secretes of thy mother shalt thou not vncouer: for she is thy mother, therfore shalt thou not dysco∣uer her secret{is}. * 1.3 The secretes of thy fathers wyfe shalt thou not dyscouer, for it is thy fa∣thers secretes. * 1.4 Thou shalt not dyscouer the preuyte of thy syster, the doughter of thy fa∣ther, or of thy mother: whyther she be borne at home or without. Thou shalt not vncouer the secretes of thy Sonnes doughter / or thy doughters doughter, for that is thyne owne preuite. Thou shalt not vncouer the secretes of thy fathers wyues doughter, whiche was begotten of thy father, and is thy syster: thou shalt not dyscouer her secretes. * 1.5 Thou shalt not vncouer the secretes of thy fathers syster for she is thy fathers nexte kynswoman.
Thou shalt not dyscouer the secretes of thy [unspec C] mothers syster, for she is thy mothers nexte kynswoman. Thou shalte not vncouer the secretes of thy fathers brother: that is, thou shalte not go in to his wyfe, which is thyne awnte. Thou shalte not discouer the secretes of thy doughter in lawe: For she is thy son∣nes wyfe therfore shalt thou not vncouer her secretes. * 1.6 Thou not vncouer the secretes of the brothers wyfe, for that is thy brothers preuytye. Thou shalt not discouer the preuy∣tes of the wyfe & her doughter, neyther shalt thou take her sonnes doughter, or her dough¦ters doughter, to vncouer theyr secretes: For they are her nexte kyn, & it were wyckdnesse.
* 1.7 Thou shalt not take a wyfe and her syster also, to vere her, that thou woldest vncouer her secretes, as longe as she lyueth.
* 1.8 Thou shalte also not go vnto a woman to vncouer her preuitie, as long as she is put a parte for her vnclennesse. * 1.9 Moreouer thou shalte not lye with thy neyghbours wyfe, to defyle her with seede. Thou shalte not also gyue of ☞ thy seed, to offre it vnto * 1.10 Meloch, neyther shalte thou defyle the name of thy God. I am the Lorde. * 1.11 Thou shalte not lye with mankynde as with womankynde, for it [unspec D] is abhominacyon. * 1.12 Thou shalte lye with no maner of beast to defyle thy selfe therwith neyther shal any womā stande before a beast to lye downe therto, for it is abhominacyon.
Ye shall not defyle youre selues in any of these thynges, wherin al the nacyons are de∣fyled, which I cast out before you: whertho∣rowe the lande is defyled, and I wyll visyte the wyckednesse therof vpon it, yea and the lande it selfe hath cast out her inheriters.
Ye shall kepe therfore myne ordinaun∣ces,* 1.13 and my iudgementes, and cōmyt noone of these abhominacyons: neyther any of you nor any straūger that soiourneth among you