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Leviticus 18:20

And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.

In Context

19And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

21And thou shalt not give any of thy seed to set them apart to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

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Cross References

Leviticus 20:10And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

Deuteronomy 22:22If a man be found lying with a woman married to a husband, then they shall both of them die, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman; so shalt thou put away the evil from Israel.

2 Samuel 11:3And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said: 'Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?'

Proverbs 6:25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her captivate thee with her eyelids.

Ezekiel 18:6and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her impurity;

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 18:20-30

Laws against Iniquity. ( b. c. 1490.) 19 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. 20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. 21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord . 22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile… Read the whole commentary →

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