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Good News Translation
Leviticus 18:22
No man is to have sexual relations with another man; God hates that.
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Hebrew Names Version
"'You shall not lie with a man, as with a woman. That is detestible.
"'You shall not lie with a man, as with a woman. That is detestible.
King James Version
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
Lexham English Bible
And you shall not lie with a male as lying with a woman; that is a detestable thing.
And you shall not lie with a male as lying with a woman; that is a detestable thing.
New Century Version
"‘You must not have sexual relations with a man as you would a woman. That is a hateful sin.
"‘You must not have sexual relations with a man as you would a woman. That is a hateful sin.
New English Translation
You must not have sexual intercourse with a male as one has sexual intercourse with a woman; it is a detestable act.
You must not have sexual intercourse with a male as one has sexual intercourse with a woman; it is a detestable act.
Amplified Bible
'You shall not lie [intimately] with a male as one lies with a female; it is repulsive.
'You shall not lie [intimately] with a male as one lies with a female; it is repulsive.
New American Standard Bible
'You shall not sleep with a male as one sleeps with a female; it is an abomination.
'You shall not sleep with a male as one sleeps with a female; it is an abomination.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou shalt not lie with ye male as one lieth with a woman: for it is abomination.
Thou shalt not lie with ye male as one lieth with a woman: for it is abomination.
Legacy Standard Bible
And you shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination.
And you shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination.
Contemporary English Version
It is disgusting for a man to have sex with another man.
It is disgusting for a man to have sex with another man.
Complete Jewish Bible
(RY: iv, LY: vii) "‘You are not to go to bed with a man as with a woman; it is an abomination.
(RY: iv, LY: vii) "‘You are not to go to bed with a man as with a woman; it is an abomination.
Darby Translation
And thou shalt not lie with mankind as one lieth with a woman: it is an abomination.
And thou shalt not lie with mankind as one lieth with a woman: it is an abomination.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Men, you must not have sexual relations with another man as with a woman. That is a terrible sin!
"Men, you must not have sexual relations with another man as with a woman. That is a terrible sin!
English Standard Version
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.
George Lamsa Translation
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; because it is an abomination.
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; because it is an abomination.
Christian Standard Bible®
You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman; it is detestable.
You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman; it is detestable.
Literal Translation
And you shall not lie with a male as one lies with a woman; it is a perversion.
And you shall not lie with a male as one lies with a woman; it is a perversion.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou shalt not lye with mankynde as with womankynde, for yt is abhominacion.
Thou shalt not lye with mankynde as with womankynde, for yt is abhominacion.
American Standard Version
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
Bible in Basic English
You may not have sex relations with men, as you do with women: it is a disgusting thing.
You may not have sex relations with men, as you do with women: it is a disgusting thing.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou shalt not lye with mankynde as with womankynde, for it is abhomination.
Thou shalt not lye with mankynde as with womankynde, for it is abhomination.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind; it is abomination.
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind; it is abomination.
King James Version (1611)
Thou shalt not lie with mankinde, as with womankinde: it is abomination.
Thou shalt not lie with mankinde, as with womankinde: it is abomination.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou shalt not lie with a man as with a woman, for it is an abomination.
And thou shalt not lie with a man as with a woman, for it is an abomination.
English Revised Version
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
Berean Standard Bible
You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.
You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou schalt not be medlid with a man bi letcherie of womman, for it is abhomynacioun.
Thou schalt not be medlid with a man bi letcherie of womman, for it is abhomynacioun.
Young's Literal Translation
`And with a male thou dost not lie as one lieth with a woman; abomination it [is].
`And with a male thou dost not lie as one lieth with a woman; abomination it [is].
Update Bible Version
You shall not have sex with a man: it is disgusting.
You shall not have sex with a man: it is disgusting.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination.
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination.
World English Bible
You shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
You shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
New King James Version
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.
New Living Translation
"Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin.
"Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin.
New Life Bible
Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman. It is a sinful thing.
Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman. It is a sinful thing.
New Revised Standard
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, with mankind, shalt thou not lie as with womankind, - an abomination, it is.
And, with mankind, shalt thou not lie as with womankind, - an abomination, it is.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind: because it is an abomination.
Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind: because it is an abomination.
Revised Standard Version
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.
THE MESSAGE
"Don't have sex with a man as one does with a woman. That is abhorrent.
"Don't have sex with a man as one does with a woman. That is abhorrent.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination.
'You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination.
Contextual Overview
19 Do not have intercourse with a woman during her monthly period, because she is ritually unclean. 20 Do not have intercourse with another man's wife; that would make you ritually unclean. 21 Do not hand over any of your children to be used in the worship of the god Molech, because that would bring disgrace on the name of God, the Lord . 22 No man is to have sexual relations with another man; God hates that. 23 No man or woman is to have sexual relations with an animal; that perversion makes you ritually unclean. 24 Do not make yourselves unclean by any of these acts, for that is how the pagans made themselves unclean, those pagans who lived in the land before you and whom the Lord is driving out so that you can go in. 25 Their actions made the land unclean, and so the Lord is punishing the land and making it reject the people who lived there. 26They did all these disgusting things and made the land unclean, but you must not do them. All of you, whether Israelites or foreigners living with you, must keep the Lord 's laws and commands, 28 and then the land will not reject you, as it rejected the pagans who lived there before you. 29 You know that whoever does any of these disgusting things will no longer be considered one of God's people.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Leviticus 20:13, Genesis 19:5, Judges 19:22, 1 Kings 14:24, Romans 1:26, Romans 1:27, 1 Corinthians 6:9, 1 Timothy 1:10, Jude 1:7
Reciprocal: Genesis 19:7 - General Ezekiel 16:50 - and committed Ezekiel 18:12 - hath committed Romans 1:24 - between
Cross-References
Genesis 18:1
The Lord appeared to Abraham at the sacred trees of Mamre. As Abraham was sitting at the entrance of his tent during the hottest part of the day,
The Lord appeared to Abraham at the sacred trees of Mamre. As Abraham was sitting at the entrance of his tent during the hottest part of the day,
Genesis 18:2
he looked up and saw three men standing there. As soon as he saw them, he ran out to meet them. Bowing down with his face touching the ground,
he looked up and saw three men standing there. As soon as he saw them, he ran out to meet them. Bowing down with his face touching the ground,
Genesis 18:16
Then the men left and went to a place where they could look down at Sodom, and Abraham went with them to send them on their way.
Then the men left and went to a place where they could look down at Sodom, and Abraham went with them to send them on their way.
Genesis 19:1
When the two angels came to Sodom that evening, Lot was sitting at the city gate. As soon as he saw them, he got up and went to meet them. He bowed down before them
When the two angels came to Sodom that evening, Lot was sitting at the city gate. As soon as he saw them, he got up and went to meet them. He bowed down before them
Psalms 106:23
When God said that he would destroy his people, his chosen servant, Moses, stood up against God and kept his anger from destroying them.
When God said that he would destroy his people, his chosen servant, Moses, stood up against God and kept his anger from destroying them.
Jeremiah 15:1
Then the Lord said to me, "Even if Moses and Samuel were standing here pleading with me, I would not show these people any mercy. Make them go away; make them get out of my sight.
Then the Lord said to me, "Even if Moses and Samuel were standing here pleading with me, I would not show these people any mercy. Make them go away; make them get out of my sight.
Jeremiah 18:20
Is evil the payment for good? Yet they have dug a pit for me to fall in. Remember how I came to you and spoke on their behalf, so that you would not deal with them in anger.
Is evil the payment for good? Yet they have dug a pit for me to fall in. Remember how I came to you and spoke on their behalf, so that you would not deal with them in anger.
Ezekiel 22:30
I looked for someone who could build a wall, who could stand in the places where the walls have crumbled and defend the land when my anger is about to destroy it, but I could find no one.
I looked for someone who could build a wall, who could stand in the places where the walls have crumbled and defend the land when my anger is about to destroy it, but I could find no one.
Acts 7:55
But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw God's glory and Jesus standing at the right side of God.
But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw God's glory and Jesus standing at the right side of God.
1 Timothy 2:1
First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, requests, and thanksgivings be offered to God for all people;
First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, requests, and thanksgivings be offered to God for all people;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Thou shall not lie with mankind as with womankind,.... By carnal knowledge of them, and carnal copulation with them, and mixing bodies in like manner: this is the sin commonly called sodomy, from the inhabitants of Sodom, greatly addicted to it, for which their city was destroyed by fire: those that are guilty of this sin, are, by the apostle, called "abusers of themselves with mankind", 1 Corinthians 6:9;
it [is] abomination; it is so to God, as the above instance of his vengeance shows, and ought to be abominable to men, as being not only contrary to the law of God, but even contrary to nature itself, and what is never to be observed among brute creatures.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Leviticus 18:22. With mankind — This abominable crime, frequent among the Greeks and Romans as well as the Canaanites, may be punished with death in this country.
