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| | |None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD. | | |None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD. |
| − | | | + | |Nobody may have sex with family members: I am the LORD. |
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| | |The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. | | |The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. |
| − | | | + | |You can not have sex with your father or your mother; only your father may have sex with your mother. |
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| | |The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness. | | |The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness. |
| − | | | + | |You can not have sex with your father's wife: only your father may have sex with his wife. |
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| | |The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. | | |The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. |
| − | | | + | |You may not have sex with your sister. |
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| | |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. | | |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. |
| − | | | + | |You may not have sex with your granddaughter: it would be like having sex with yourself. |
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| | |The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. | | |The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. |
| − | | | + | |A woman who has the same father as you is your sister, and you may not have sex with her. |
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| | |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman. | | |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman. |
| − | | | + | |You may not have sex with your father's sister: she is your biological aunt. |
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| | |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman. | | |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman. |
| − | | | + | |You may not have sex with your mother's sister: she is your biological aunt. |
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| | |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. | | |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. |
| − | | | + | |You may not have sex with your father's brother, nor may you have sex with his wife: she is your aunt. |
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| | |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. | | |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. |
| − | | | + | |You may not have sex with your daughter-in-law: she is your son's wife. |
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| | |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness. | | |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness. |
| − | | | + | |You may not have sex with your brother's wife: only your brother may have sex with his wife. |
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| | |Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. | | |Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. |
| − | | | + | |And you may not have sex with a menstruating woman. |
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| | |Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. | | |Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. |
| − | | | + | |Moreover you may not have sex with your neighbor's wife. |
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| | |Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. | | |Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. |
| − | | | + | |Sex between two men is forbidden: it is an abomination. |
| − | | | + | |This technically only forbids male homosexual sex. Forbidding female homosexual sex would require emasculating the Bible, which in this case I presume many here would be willing to allow. |
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| | |Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. | | |Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. |
| − | | | + | |Sex between human and animal is forbidden: it is confusion. |
| − | | | + | |The proposed translation may be seen as emasculating the Bible (it combines men and women), but it can be better thought of as a simplification (because both men and women are explicitly stated in the original). |
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