Leviticus 18:22

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

biblegateway Lev 18:22

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

biblegateway Lev 18:22

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

biblegateway Lev 18:22

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

biblegateway Lev 18:22

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

SABDAweb Lev 18:22

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

bibleoremus Lev 18:22

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

biblegateway Lev 18:22

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

biblegateway Lev 18:22

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

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).