(KJV) Leviticus 20¹

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⥃Punishments for Disobedience ^{[ Leviticus 26:14–39 † Deuteronomy 28:15–68 ]}

[1] And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, [2] Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever² [he be] of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth³ [any] of his seed unto Molech⁴; he shall surely be put to death: the people⁵ of the land shall stone him with stones. [3] And I will set⁶ my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile⁷ my sanctuary, and to profane⁸ my holy name. [4] And if the people of the land do any ways hide⁹ their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill¹⁰ him not: [5] Then I will¹¹ set my face against that man, and against his¹² family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring¹³ after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.

[6] [¶]And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar¹⁴ spirits, and after wizards, to go¹⁵ a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him¹⁶ off from among his people.

[7] [¶]Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I [am] the Lord your God.¹⁷ [8] And ye¹⁸ shall keep my statutes, and do them: I [am] the Lord which sanctify¹⁹ you.

[9] [¶]For every one that curseth²⁰ his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood²¹ [shall be] upon him.

⥃Punishments for Sexual Immorality ^{[ Proverbs 5:1–23 † 1 Corinthians 5:1–8 ]}

[10] And the man that committeth adultery with [another] man’s wife, [even he] that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer²² and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. [11] And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their²³ blood [shall be] upon them.²⁴ [12] And if a man lie²⁵ with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion²⁶; their blood [shall be] upon them. [13] If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood [shall be] upon them.²⁷ [14] And if a man take a wife²⁸ and her mother, it [is] wickedness: they shall be burnt²⁹ with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you. [15] And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.³⁰ [16] And if a woman³¹ approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast³²: they shall surely be put to death; their blood [shall be] upon them. [17] And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it [is] a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.³³ [18] And if a man shall lie with a woman having³⁴ her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered³⁵ her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people. [19] And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s³⁶ sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth³⁷ his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. [20] And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife³⁸, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless³⁹. [21] And if a man shall take his brother’s⁴⁰ wife, it [is] an unclean thing⁴¹: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.

⥃Distinguish between Clean and Unclean

[22] Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes⁴², and all my judgments⁴³, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you⁴⁴ not out. [23] And ye shall not walk in the manners⁴⁵ of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore⁴⁶ I abhorred them. [24] But I⁴⁷ have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land⁴⁸ that floweth with milk and honey: I [am] the Lord your God, which⁴⁹ have separated you from [other] people. [25] Ye shall therefore put difference⁵⁰ between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable⁵¹ by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth⁵² on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean. [26] And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the Lord⁵³ [am] holy, and have severed⁵⁴ you from [other] people, that ye should be mine.

[27] [¶]A man also or woman that hath a familiar⁵⁵ spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood⁵⁶ [shall be] upon them.

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