Leviticus 20:1-27 CEV

[1] The LORD told Moses [2] to say to the community of Israel: Death by stoning is the penalty for any citizens or foreigners in the country who sacrifice their children to the god Molech. [3] They have disgraced both the place where I am worshiped and my holy name, and so I will turn against them and no longer let them belong to my people. [4] Some of you may let them get away with human sacrifice, [5] but not me. If any of you worship Molech, I will turn against you and your entire family, and I will no longer let you belong to my people. [6] I will be your enemy if you go to someone who claims to speak with the dead, and I will destroy you from among my people. [7] Dedicate yourselves to me and be holy because I am the LORD your God. [8] I have chosen you as my people, and I expect you to obey my laws. [9] If you curse your father or mother, you will be put to death, and it will be your own fault. [10] If any of you men have sex with another man's wife, both you and the woman will be put to death. [11] Having sex with one of your father's wives disgraces him. So both you and the woman will be put to death, just as you deserve. [12] It isn't natural to have sex with your daughter-in-law, and both of you will be put to death, just as you deserve. [13] It's disgusting for men to have sex with one another, and those who do will be put to death, just as they deserve. [14] It isn't natural for a man to marry both a mother and her daughter, and so all three of them will be burned to death. [15] If any of you have sex with an animal, both you and the animal will be put to death, just as you deserve. [17] If you marry one of your sisters, you will be punished, and the two of you will be disgraced by being openly forced out of the community. [18] If you have sex with a woman during her monthly period, both you and the woman will be cut off from the people of Israel. [19] The sisters of your father and mother are your own relatives, and you will be punished for having sex with any of them. [20] If you have sex with your uncle's wife, neither you nor she will ever have any children. [21] And if you marry your sister-in-law, neither of you will ever have any children. [22] Obey my laws and teachings. Or else the land I am giving you will become sick of you and throw you out. [23] The nations I am chasing out did these disgusting things, and I hated them for it, so don't follow their example. [24] I am the LORD your God, and I have promised you their land that is rich with milk and honey. I have chosen you to be different from other people. [25] That's why you must make a difference between animals and birds that I have said are clean and unclean-this will keep you from becoming disgusting to me. [26] I am the LORD, the holy God. You have been chosen to be my people, and so you must be holy too. [27] If you claim to receive messages from the dead, you will be put to death by stoning, just as you deserve.

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