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Leviticus 18:22
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20 aMoreover you shall not lie carnally with your bneighbor’s wife, to defile yourself with her.  
21 And you shall not let any of your descendants apass through bthe fire to cMolech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.  
22 You shall not lie with aa male as with a woman. It is an abomination.  
23 Nor shall you mate with any aanimal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion.  
24 a‘Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; bfor by all these the nations are defiled, which I am casting out before you.  
25 For athe land is defiled; therefore I bvisit the punishment of its iniquity upon it, and the land cvomits out its inhabitants.  
26 aYou shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations, either any of your own nation or any stranger who dwells among you  
27 (for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and thus the land is defiled),
28 lest athe land vomit you out also when you defile it, as it vomited out the nations that were before you.  
29 For whoever commits any of these abominations, the persons who commit them shall be1 cut off from among their people.  
30 ‘Therefore you shall keep My1 ordinance, so athat you do not commit any of these abominable customs which were committed before you, and that you do not defile yourselves by them: bI am the Lord your God.’ ” 
Verse Comparison: Leviticus 18:22

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American Standard Version
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

Amplified® Bible
You shall not lie with a man as with a woman; it is an abomination.

Contemporary English Version
It is disgusting for a man to have sex with another man.

Darby English Version
And thou shalt not lie with mankind as one lieth with a woman: it is an abomination.

Good News Bible
No man is to have sexual relations with another man; God hates that.

King James Version
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

New American Standard Bible
`You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination.

New International Version
" 'Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable.

New King James Version
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
' You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; you should consider it an abomination.

Revised Standard Version
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.

Young's Literal Translation
`And with a male thou dost not lie as one lieth with a woman; abomination it `is'.


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