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1 They that giue of their ſede to Molech, must dye. 6 They that haue recours to forcerers. 10 The man that committeth adulterie. 11 Inceſt, or fornicacion with the kynred or affinitie. 24 Iſrael a peculiar people to the Lord.

1.ANd the Lord ſpake vnto Moſés, ſaying,

2.Thou ſhalt ſay alſo to the children of Iſraél, ^* Whoſoeuer he be of the children of Iſraél, or of the ſtra ⁿ gers that dwell in Iſraél, that giueth his children vnto ^a Mólech, he ſhal dye the death, the people of the land ſhal ſtone him to death.

3.And I ^b wil ſet my face againſt that man and cut him of from among his people; becauſe he hathe giuen his childré vnto Mólech, for to defile my Sanctuarie, and to pollute mine holy Name.

4.And if the ^c people of the land hide their eyes, and winke at that man when he giueth his children vnto Mólech, and kil him not,

5.Then wil I ſet my face againſt that man, and againſt his familie, & wil cut him of, and all that go a whoring after him to commit whoredome with Mólech, from among their people.

6.¶If anie turne after ſuche as worke with ſpirits, & after ſotheſaiers, to go a ^d who-ring after them, then wil I ſet my face againſt that perſone, and wil cut him of from among his people.

7.¶Sanctifie your ſelues therefore, ^* and be holy, for I am the Lord your God.

8.Kepe ye therefore mine ordinances, and do them. I am the Lord which doeth ſanctifie you.

9.¶ ^* If there be anie that curſeth his father or his mother, he ſhal dye the death: ^e ſeing he hathe curſed his father & his mother, his blood ſhalbe vpon him.

10.¶ ^* And the man that committeth adulterie with another mans wife, becauſe he hathe committed adulterie with his neighbours wife, the adulterer and the adulteres ſhal dye the death.

11.And the man that lieth with his fathers wife, becauſe he hathe vncouered his fathers ^* ſhame, they ſhal bothe dye: their blood ſhal be vpon them.

12.Alſo the man that lieth with his daughter in lawe, they bothe ſhal dye the death, they haue wroght ^* abominacion, their blood ſhal be vpon them.

13.^* The ma ⁿ alſo that lieth with the male, as one lieth with a woman, they haue bothe committed abominacion: they ſhal dye the death, their blood ſhal be vpon them.

14.Likewiſe he that taketh a wife and her mother, ^f committeth wickednes: they ſhal burne him and them with fire, that there be no wickednes among you.

15.Alſo the man that lieth with a beaſt, ſhal dye the death, and ye ſhal flay the beaſt.

16.And if a woman come to anie beaſt, and lie therewith, then thou ſhalt kil the woman and the beaſt: they ſhal dye the death, their blood ſhalbe vpon them.

17.Alſo the man that taketh his ſiſter, his fathers daughter, or his mothers daughter, and ſeeth her ſhame & ſhe ſeeth his ſhame, it is vilennie, therefore they ſhalbe cut of in the ſight ^" of their people, becauſe he hathe vncouered his ſiſters ſhame, he ſhal beare his iniquitie.

18.^* The man alſo that lieth with a woman hauing her ^" diſeaſe, & vncouereth her ſhame, & openeth her fountaine, and ſhe opé the fountaine of her blood, thei ſhalbe cut bothe cut of from among their people.

19.Moreouer thou ſhalt not vncouer y^e ſhame of thy mothers ſiſter, ^* nor of thy fathers ſiſter, becauſe he hathe vncouered his ^" kin: they ſhal beare their iniquitie.

20.Likewiſe the man that lieth with his fathers brothers wife, & vncouereth his vncles ſhame: they ſhal beare their iniquitie, & ſhal dye ^g childles.

21.So the man that taketh his brothers wife, committeth filthines, becauſe he hathe vncouered his brothers ſhame: they ſhalbe childles.

22.Ye ſhal kepe therefore all mine ^* ordinances & all my iudgements, and do them, that the land, whither I bring you to dwel therein, ^* ſpue you not out.

23.Wherefore ye ſhal not walke in the maners of this nacion which I caſt out before you: for they haue committed all theſe things, ^* therefore I abhorred them.

24.But I haue ſaid vnto you, ye ſhal inherit their land, and I wil giue it vnto you to poſſeſſe it, euen a land that ⁱ floweth with milke & honie: I am the Lord your God, w^c haue ſeparated you from other people.

25.^* Therefore ſhal ye put difference betwene cleane beaſtes and vncleane, and betwene vncleane foules and cleane: neither ſhal ye ^k defile your ſelues with beaſtes & foules, nor with anie creping thing, that y^e grounde brigeth forthe, which I haue ſeparated from you as vncleane.

26.Therefore ſhal ye be ^* holie vnto me: for I the Lord am holie, and I haue ſeparated you from other people, y^e ye ſhulde be mine.

27.¶ ^* And if a man or woman haue a ſpirit of diuinacion, or ſotheſaying in them, they ſhal dye the death: they ſhal ſtone them to death, their blood ſhalbe vpon them.

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