Leviticus 18:22

NETBible

You must not have sexual intercourse with a male as one has sexual intercourse with a woman; 1  it is a detestable act. 2 

NIV ©

"‘Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable.

NASB ©

‘You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination.

NLT ©

"Do not practice homosexuality; it is a detestable sin.

MSG ©

"Don't have sex with a man as one does with a woman. That is abhorrent.

BBE ©

You may not have sex relations with men, as you do with women: it is a disgusting thing.

NRSV ©

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

NKJV ©

‘You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.

KJV
Thou shalt not lie
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with mankind
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as with
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womankind
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it [is] abomination
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NASB ©
'You shall not lie
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with a male
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as one lies
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with a female
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; it is an abomination
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.
LXXM
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CONJ
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PREP
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ADV
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V-FPI-2S
koithn
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N-ASF
gunaikov
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N-GSF
bdelugma
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N-NSN
gar
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PRT
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V-PAI-3S
NET [draft] ITL
You must not
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have sexual intercourse
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with
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a male
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as one has sexual intercourse
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with a woman
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; it is
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a detestable act
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.
HEBREW
awh
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hbewt
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hsa
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bkst
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rkz
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taw (18:22)
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NETBible

You must not have sexual intercourse with a male as one has sexual intercourse with a woman; 1  it is a detestable act. 2 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “And with a male you shall not lay [as the] lyings of a woman” (see B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 123). The specific reference here is to homosexual intercourse between males.

2 tn The Hebrew term תּוֹעֵבָה (to’evah, rendered “detestable act”) refers to the repugnant practices of foreigners, whether from the viewpoint of other peoples toward the Hebrews (e.g., Gen 43:32; 46:34; Exod 8:26) or of the Lord toward other peoples (see esp. Lev 18:26-27, 29-30). It can also designate, as here, detestable acts that might be perpetrated by the native peoples (it is used again in reference to homosexuality in Lev 20:13; cf. also its use for unclean food, Deut 14:3; idol worship, Isa 41:24; remarriage to a former wife who has been married to someone else in between, Deut 24:4).