Leviticus 18:20

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Leviticus 18:20

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Berean Standard Bible

You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

“‘You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, and defile yourself with her.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Leviticus 18

¹⁸ You must not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is still alive.

¹⁹ You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.

²⁰ You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.

²¹ You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

²² You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.

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