Leviticus 18 Bible Study

Day 1 · Unlawful Sexual Relations

Leviticus 18:1–15

¹Then the LORD said to Moses, ²“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: I am the LORD your God. ³You must not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not follow the practices of the land of Canaan, into which I am bringing you. You must not walk in their customs. ⁴You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them. I am the LORD your God. ⁵Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD. ⁶None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD. ⁷You must not expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her. ⁸You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; it would dishonor your father. ⁹You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere. ¹⁰You must not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for that would shame your family. ¹¹You must not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister. ¹²You must not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative. ¹³You must not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s close relative. ¹⁴You must not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations with her; she is your aunt. ¹⁵You must not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; you are not to have sexual relations with her.

Berean Standard Bible