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Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

"You shall also say to the sons of Israel: 'Anyone from the sons of Israel or from the strangers residing in Israel ^(C1)who gives any of his ^(F1)children to Molech, shall certainly be put to death; ^(C2)the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

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'I will also set My face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given some of his ^(F1)children to Molech, ^(C1)so as to defile My sanctuary and ^(C2)to profane My holy name.

'If the people of the land, however, ^(F1)should ever disregard that man when he gives any of his ^(F2)children to Molech, so as not to put him to death,

then I Myself will set My face against that man and against his family, and I will cut off from among their people both him and all those who play the prostitute with him, by playing the prostitute with Molech.

'As for the person who turns to ^(F1)(C1)mediums and to spiritists, to play the prostitute with them, I will also set My face against that person and will cut him off from among his people.

'You shall consecrate yourselves therefore and ^(C1)be holy, for I am the LORD your God.

'So ^(C1)you shall keep My statutes and practice them; I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

'^(C1)If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall certainly be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother, and has brought his ^(F1)own death upon himself.

'^(C1)If there is a man who commits adultery with another man's wife, one who commits adultery with his friend's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.

'^(C1)If there is a man who sleeps with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness. Both of them must be put to death, they have brought their ^(F1)own deaths upon themselves.

'^(C1)If there is a man who sleeps with his daughter-in-law, both of them must be put to death. They have committed ^(F1)incest, and have brought their ^(F2)own deaths upon themselves.

'^(C1)If there is a man who sleeps with a male as those who sleep with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they must be put to death. They have brought their ^(F1)own deaths upon themselves.

'^(C1)If there is a man who ^(F1)marries a woman and her mother, it is an outrageous sin; both he and they shall be burned with fire, so that there will be no such outrageous sin in your midst.

'^(C1)If there is a man who has sexual intercourse with an animal, he must be put to death; you shall also kill the animal.

'If there is a woman who approaches any animal to ^(F1)mate with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they must be put to death. They have brought their ^(F2)own deaths upon themselves.

'^(C1)If there is a man who takes his sister, his father's daughter or his mother's daughter, so that he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the sons of their people. He has uncovered his sister's nakedness; he bears his guilt.

'^(C1)If there is a man who sleeps with a menstruous woman and uncovers her nakedness, he has exposed her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood; so both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

'^(C1)You shall also not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister or of your father's sister, for such a one has uncovered his ^(F1)blood relative; they will bear their guilt.