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Leviticus 18:13-28 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

13. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, because she is the flesh of your mother.

14. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother, nor shall you approach his wife, who is joined to you by affinity.

15. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law, for she is your son's wife; neither shall you expose her dishonor.

16. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife; for it is the nakedness of your brother.

17. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your wife and her daughter. You shall not take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, so as to uncover her dishonor; for they are her flesh, and such sexual intercourse is incest.

18. You shall not take your wife's sister as a rival mistress; nor shall you uncover her nakedness, while your wife is still living.

19. You shall not approach a woman who is undergoing menstruation, nor shall you uncover her foulness.

20. You shall not have sexual intercourse with your neighbor's wife, nor shall you be defiled by the mingling of seed.

21. You shall not give some of your seed to be consecrated to the idol Moloch, nor to pollute the name of your God. I am the Lord.

22. You shall not commit sexual acts with a male, in place of sexual intercourse with a female, for this is an abomination.

23. You shall not commit sexual acts with any animal, nor shall you be defiled by it. A woman shall not lie down with a beast, nor commit sexual acts with it; for this is wickedness.

24. Do not pollute yourselves with any of these things, by which all of the nations, which I will cast out in your sight, have been contaminated

25. and by which the land has been polluted. I will visit the wickedness of the land, so that it may vomit out its inhabitants.

26. Keep my ordinances and judgments, and do not do any of these abominations: the native born, as well as the settler, who sojourns among you.

27. For all these detestable things were done by the inhabitants of the land who were here before you, and they have polluted it.

28. Therefore, beware, lest in a similar manner, it may vomit you out as well, if you do these same things, just as it vomited out the people who were before you.

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