--- title: Leviticus 18 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Leviticus chapter 18 of the Tanakh (The Torah) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV/18/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Leviticus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV/) / chapter 18 # Leviticus 18 30 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [18:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.1/) — וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ — And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: - [18:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.2/) — דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ — Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: I am the LORD your God. - [18:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.3/) — כְּמַעֲשֵׂה אֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר יְשַׁבְתֶּם־בָּהּ לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ וּכְמַעֲשֵׂה אֶֽרֶץ־כְּנַעַן אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי מֵבִיא אֶתְכֶם שָׁמָּה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ וּבְחֻקֹּתֵיהֶם לֹא תֵלֵֽכוּ׃ — After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do; and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their statutes. - [18:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.4/) — אֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַי תַּעֲשׂוּ וְאֶת־חֻקֹּתַי תִּשְׁמְרוּ לָלֶכֶת בָּהֶם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ — Mine ordinances shall ye do, and My statutes shall ye keep, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God. - [18:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.5/) — וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַי אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה אֹתָם הָאָדָם וָחַי בָּהֶם אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃ס — Ye shall therefore keep My statutes, and Mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them: I am the LORD. - [18:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.6/) — אִישׁ אִישׁ אֶל־כָּל־שְׁאֵר בְּשָׂרוֹ לֹא תִקְרְבוּ לְגַלּוֹת עֶרְוָה אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃ס — None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness. I am the LORD. - [18:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.7/) — עֶרְוַת אָבִיךָ וְעֶרְוַת אִמְּךָ לֹא תְגַלֵּה אִמְּךָ הִוא לֹא תְגַלֶּה עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ס — The nakedness of thy father, and the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. - [18:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.8/) — עֶרְוַת אֵֽשֶׁת־אָבִיךָ לֹא תְגַלֵּה עֶרְוַת אָבִיךָ הִֽוא׃ס — The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness. - [18:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.9/) — עֶרְוַת אֲחֽוֹתְךָ בַת־אָבִיךָ אוֹ בַת־אִמֶּךָ מוֹלֶדֶת בַּיִת אוֹ מוֹלֶדֶת חוּץ לֹא תְגַלֶּה עֶרְוָתָֽן׃ס — The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. - [18:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.10/) — עֶרְוַת בַּת־בִּנְךָ אוֹ בַֽת־בִּתְּךָ לֹא תְגַלֶּה עֶרְוָתָן כִּי עֶרְוָתְךָ הֵֽנָּה׃ס — The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover; for theirs is thine own nakedness. - [18:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.11/) — עֶרְוַת בַּת־אֵשֶׁת אָבִיךָ מוֹלֶדֶת אָבִיךָ אֲחוֹתְךָ הִוא לֹא תְגַלֶּה עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ס — The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. - [18:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.12/) — עֶרְוַת אֲחוֹת־אָבִיךָ לֹא תְגַלֵּה שְׁאֵר אָבִיךָ הִֽוא׃ס — Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman. - [18:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.13/) — עֶרְוַת אֲחֽוֹת־אִמְּךָ לֹא תְגַלֵּה כִּֽי־שְׁאֵר אִמְּךָ הִֽוא׃ס — Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister; for she is thy mother's near kinswoman. - [18:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.14/) — עֶרְוַת אֲחִֽי־אָבִיךָ לֹא תְגַלֵּה אֶל־אִשְׁתּוֹ לֹא תִקְרָב דֹּדָֽתְךָ הִֽוא׃ס — Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy fathers brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. - [18:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.15/) — עֶרְוַת כַּלָּֽתְךָ לֹא תְגַלֵּה אֵשֶׁת בִּנְךָ הִוא לֹא תְגַלֶּה עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ס — Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son' wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. - [18:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.16/) — עֶרְוַת אֵֽשֶׁת־אָחִיךָ לֹא תְגַלֵּה עֶרְוַת אָחִיךָ הִֽוא׃ס — Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness. - [18:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.17/) — עֶרְוַת אִשָּׁה וּבִתָּהּ לֹא תְגַלֵּה אֶֽת־בַּת־בְּנָהּ וְאֶת־בַּת־בִּתָּהּ לֹא תִקַּח לְגַלּוֹת עֶרְוָתָהּ שַׁאֲרָה הֵנָּה זִמָּה הִֽוא — Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness: they are near kinswomen; it is lewdness. - [18:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.18/) — וְאִשָּׁה אֶל־אֲחֹתָהּ לֹא תִקָּח לִצְרֹר לְגַלּוֹת עֶרְוָתָהּ עָלֶיהָ בְּחַיֶּֽיהָ׃ — And thou shalt not take a woman to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her lifetime. - [18:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.19/) — וְאֶל־אִשָּׁה בְּנִדַּת טֻמְאָתָהּ לֹא תִקְרַב לְגַלּוֹת עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ — And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness. - [18:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.20/) — וְאֶל־אֵשֶׁת עֲמִֽיתְךָ לֹא־תִתֵּן שְׁכָבְתְּךָ לְזָרַע לְטָמְאָה־בָֽהּ׃ — And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. - [18:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.21/) — וּמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ לֹא־תִתֵּן לְהַעֲבִיר לַמֹּלֶךְ וְלֹא תְחַלֵּל אֶת־שֵׁם אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃ — And 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. - [18:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.22/) — וְאֶת־זָכָר לֹא תִשְׁכַּב מִשְׁכְּבֵי אִשָּׁה תּוֹעֵבָה הִֽוא׃ — Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind; it is abomination. - [18:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.23/) — וּבְכָל־בְּהֵמָה לֹא־תִתֵּן שְׁכָבְתְּךָ לְטָמְאָה־בָהּ וְאִשָּׁה לֹֽא־תַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי בְהֵמָה לְרִבְעָהּ תֶּבֶל הֽוּא׃ — And thou shalt not lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down thereto; it is perversion. - [18:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.24/) — אַל־תִּֽטַּמְּאוּ בְּכָל־אֵלֶּה כִּי בְכָל־אֵלֶּה נִטְמְאוּ הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי מְשַׁלֵּחַ מִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃ — Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things; for in all these the nations are defiled, which I cast out from before you. - [18:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.25/) — וַתִּטְמָא הָאָרֶץ וָאֶפְקֹד עֲוֺנָהּ עָלֶיהָ וַתָּקִא הָאָרֶץ אֶת־יֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃ — And the land was defiled, therefore I did visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land vomited out her inhabitants. - [18:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.26/) — וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אַתֶּם אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַי וְלֹא תַעֲשׂוּ מִכֹּל הַתּוֹעֵבֹת הָאֵלֶּה הָֽאֶזְרָח וְהַגֵּר הַגָּר בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃ — Ye therefore shall keep My statutes and Mine ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the home-born, nor the stranger that sojourneth among you — - [18:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.27/) — כִּי אֶת־כָּל־הַתּוֹעֵבֹת הָאֵל עָשׂוּ אַנְשֵֽׁי־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵיכֶם וַתִּטְמָא הָאָֽרֶץ׃ — for all these abominations have the men of the land done, that were before you, and the land is defiled — - [18:28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.28/) — וְלֹֽא־תָקִיא הָאָרֶץ אֶתְכֶם בְּטַֽמַּאֲכֶם אֹתָהּ כַּאֲשֶׁר קָאָה אֶת־הַגּוֹי אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃ — that the land vomit not you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you. - [18:29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.29/) — כִּי כָּל־אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה מִכֹּל הַתּוֹעֵבוֹת הָאֵלֶּה וְנִכְרְתוּ הַנְּפָשׁוֹת הָעֹשֹׂת מִקֶּרֶב עַמָּֽם׃ — For whosoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people. - [18:30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.18.30/) — וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּי לְבִלְתִּי עֲשׂוֹת מֵחֻקּוֹת הַתּֽוֹעֵבֹת אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשׂוּ לִפְנֵיכֶם וְלֹא תִֽטַּמְּאוּ בָּהֶם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃פ — Therefore shall ye keep My charge, that ye do not any of these abominable customs, which were done before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God. - ← previous: [Leviticus 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV/17/) - next →: [Leviticus 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV/19/) - ↑ back to [Leviticus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV/)