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Leviticus 18:20 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

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

Leviticus 18:20

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

18

Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex {her}, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life {time}. {a wife...: or, one wife to another}

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. {Molech: Gr. Moloch}

22

Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it {is} abomination.

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