Leviticus 17-18

21st Century King James Version

17 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

² “Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them: ‘This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, saying:

³ Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel who killeth an ox or lamb or goat in the camp, or who killeth it out of the camp,

⁴ and bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation to offer an offering unto the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord, blood shall be imputed unto that man: he hath shed blood. And that man shall be cut off from among his people,

⁵ to the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the Lord unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the Lord.

⁶ And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savor unto the Lord.

⁷ And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.’

⁸ “And thou shalt say unto them: ‘Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among you, who offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice,

⁹ and bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation to offer it unto the Lord, even that man shall be cut off from among his people.

¹⁰ “‘And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among you, who eateth any manner of blood, I will even set My face against that soul who eateth blood and will cut him off from among his people.

¹¹ For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

¹² Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, “No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.”

¹³ And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn among you, who hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten, he shall even pour out the blood thereof and cover it with dust.

¹⁴ For it is the life of all flesh: the blood of it is for the life thereof. Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, “Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh, for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof. Whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.”

¹⁵ And every soul that eateth that which died of itself or that which was torn by beasts, whether it be one of your own country or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening; then shall he be clean.

¹⁶ But if he wash them not nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.’”

18 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

² “Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them: ‘I am the Lord your God.

³ According to the doings of the land of Egypt wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do; and according to the doings of the land of Canaan whither I bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.

⁴ Ye shall do My judgments and keep Mine ordinances to walk therein; I am the Lord your God.

⁵ Ye shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord.

⁶ “‘None of you shall approach any who is near of kin to him to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord.

⁷ 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.

⁸ The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father’s nakedness.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

¹² Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman.

¹³ Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, for she is thy mother’s near kinswoman.

¹⁴ Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother. Thou shalt not approach his wife: she is thine aunt.

¹⁵ Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

¹⁶ Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.

¹⁷ 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.

¹⁸ Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister to vex her, to uncover her nakedness beside the other in her life time.

¹⁹ “‘Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

²⁰ Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor’s wife, to defile thyself with her.

²¹ 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.

²² Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind: it is abomination.

²³ 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.

²⁴ “‘Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things, for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you,

²⁵ and the land is defiled. Therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.

²⁶ 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 who sojourneth among you

²⁷ (for all these abominations have the men of the land done, who were before you, and the land is defiled),

²⁸ that the land spew not you out also when ye defile it, as it spewed out the nations that were before you.

²⁹ For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls who commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

³⁰ 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.’”