{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/leviticus/18","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T06:23:28.377Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Leviticus","bookSlug":"leviticus","chapter":18,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":17,"nextChapter":19,"totalChapters":27,"totalVerses":30},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I <i>am</i> the LORD."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover <i>their</i> nakedness: I <i>am</i> the LORD."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she <i>is</i> thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it <i>is</i> thy father's nakedness."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, <i>whether she be</i> born at home, or born abroad, <i>even</i> their nakedness thou shalt not uncover."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, <i>even</i> their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs <i>is</i> thine own nakedness."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she <i>is</i> thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she <i>is</i> thy father's near kinswoman."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she <i>is</i> thy mother's near kinswoman."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she <i>is</i> thine aunt."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she <i>is</i> thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it <i>is</i> thy brother's nakedness."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; <i>for</i> they <i>are</i> her near kinswomen: it <i>is</i> wickedness."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex <i>her</i>, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life <i>time</i>."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through <i>the fire</i> to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I <i>am</i> the LORD."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it <i>is</i> abomination."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it <i>is</i> confusion."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit <i>any</i> of these abominations; <i>neither</i> any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:"},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which <i>were</i> before you, and the land is defiled;)"},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that <i>were</i> before you."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit <i>them</i> shall be cut off from among their people."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that <i>ye</i> commit not <i>any one</i> of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God."}],"citation":{"inline":"Leviticus 18 (KJV)","markdown":"[Leviticus 18](https://primebible.com/kjv/leviticus/18)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/leviticus/18 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}