Leviticus 18:22
Context18:22 You must not have sexual intercourse with a male as one has sexual intercourse with a woman; 1 it is a detestable act. 2
Leviticus 20:13
Context20:13 If a man has sexual intercourse with a male as one has sexual intercourse with a woman, 3 the two of them have committed an abomination. They must be put to death; their blood guilt is on themselves.


[18:22] 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.
[18:22] 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
[20:13] 3 tn Heb “[as the] lyings of a woman.” The specific reference here is to homosexual intercourse between males.