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Family and Sexual Offenses

“‘If there is anyone[a] who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father and his mother—his blood is upon him.

10 “‘As for[b] a man who commits adultery with a man’s wife, who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the man who commits adultery and the woman who commits adultery shall surely be put to death. 11 As for[c] a man who lies with his father’s wife, he has exposed his father’s nakedness; both of them shall be put to death—their blood is on them.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 20:9 Literally “a man a man”
  2. Leviticus 20:10 Or “And”
  3. Leviticus 20:11 Or “And”

“‘Anyone who curses their father(A) or mother(B) is to be put to death.(C) Because they have cursed their father or mother, their blood will be on their own head.(D)

10 “‘If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife(E)—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress are to be put to death.(F)

11 “‘If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, he has dishonored his father.(G) Both the man and the woman are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.(H)

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