CHAP. XVIII.
1, God forbiddeth his people to doe after the manner of the beathens. 6, Unlawfull mariages and copulati∣ons, with neere kindred. 19, Other unlawfull lusts 21, Idolatrie. 23, and beastlinesse; 24, wherewith the Canaanites were defiled, and for which the land should spew them out. 26, By whose example Israel is warned to keepe Gods statutes and judgments, lest the like evils came upon them also.
ANd Iehovah spake unto Moses, say∣ing. Speake, unto the sonnes of Isra∣el; [unspec 1] [unspec 2] and say unto them: I, am Iehovah your God. After the doing of the land of E∣gypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not doe: and [unspec 3] after the doing of the land of Canaan, whi∣ther I bring you, shall yee not doe: and in their statutes, ye shall not walke. My judge∣ments [unspec 4] shall ye doe, and my statutes shall yee keepe, to walke in them: I, am Iehovah your God. And ye shall keepe my statutes, and my judgments; which a man shall doe, and [unspec 5] shall live by them: I, am Iehovah.
None of you shall approach, unto any [unspec 6] neere-kinne of his flesh, to uncover (their) nakednesse: I, am Iehovah.
The nakednesse of thy father, and the na∣kednesse of thy mother, shalt thou not unco∣ver: [unspec 7] she is thy mother, thou shalt not unco∣ver her nakednesse.
The nakednesse of thy fathers wife, shalt [unspec 8] thou not uncover: it, is thy fathers nakednes.
The nakednesse of thy sister, the daugh∣ter [unspec 9] of thy father, or the daughter of thy mo∣ther; whether she be borne at home, or borne abroad: thou shalt not uncover, their na∣kednesse.
The nakednesse of thy sonnes daughter, [unspec 10] or of thy daughters daughter; thou shalt not uncover their nakednes: for they, are thy nakednesse.
The nakednes of thy fathers wives daugh∣ter, begotten of thy father; she is thy sister: [unspec 11] thou shalt not uncover her nakednes.
The nakednesse of thy fathers sister, thou [unspec 12] shalt not uncover: she, is thy fathers neere-kinne.
The nakednesse of thy mothers sister, thou [unspec] shalt not uncover: for shee, is thy mothers neere-kinne.
The nakednes of thy fathers brother, thou [unspec] shalt not uncover: unto his wife, thou shalt not approch; she, is thine aunt.
The nakednes of thy daughter-in-law, thou shalt not uncover: shee, is thy sonnes wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakednes.
The nakednes of thy brothers wife, thou shalt not uncover: it, is thy brothers na∣kednes.
The nakednes of a woman, and of her daughter, thou shalt not uncover: her sonnes daughter, or her daughters daughter, thou shalt not take, to uncover her nakednes; they are neere-kinne, it is wickednes.
And a woman unto her sister, thou shalt not take; to vexe (her,) to uncover her naked∣nes upon her, in her life.
And unto a woman, in the separation of her uncleannes: thou shalt not approach, to uncover her nakednes.
And unto thy neighbours wife, thou shalt [unspec] not give thy copulation, for seed, to defile thy selfe with her.
And of thy seed shalt thou not give, to [unspec] cause-to-passe-through (the fire) unto Mo∣lech: and thou shalt not profane, the name of thy God; I am Iehovah.
With a male; thou shalt not lye, like copu∣lation [unspec] with a woman: it, is abomination.
Neither shalt thou give thy copulation, with any beast, to defile thy selfe therewith: neither shall a woman, stand before a beast, to lye downe thereto; it, is confusion.
Be not ye defiled, in any of these (things:) [unspec] for in all these, the nations are defiled, which I cast-out, from your faces. And the lands defiled; and I doe visit the iniquitie thereof, upon it: and the land spueth out, the inhabi∣tants thereof. You shall therefore keepe my statures, and my judgments; and shall not doe, any of these abominations; neither the homeborne, nor the stranger that so journeth among you. For all these abominations, have the men of the land done, which were before you: and the land, is defiled. That the land spue not out, you also; when ye defile it: as it spued out, the nation, which was before you. For whosoever shall doe, any of th〈…〉〈…〉 abominations: even the soules that d〈…〉〈…〉 them, shall be cut-off, from among their peo∣ple. Therefore yee shall keepe my charge not to doe, any of the statutes of abomi〈…〉〈…〉∣tions,