Leviticus 18:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.”

Leviticus 18:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 18:22 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 18:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““‘You shall not lie with a man as with a woman. That is detestable.”

Leviticus 18:22 — World English Bible

Leviticus 18:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. ”

Leviticus 18:22 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 18:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And with a male thou dost not lie as one lieth with a woman; abomination it <FI>is<Fi> .”

Leviticus 18:22 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 18:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And thou shalt not lie with mankind as one lieth with a woman: it is an abomination.”

Leviticus 18:22 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 18:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou shalt not lie with ye male as one lieth with a woman: for it is abomination.”

Leviticus 18:22 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 18:22 in Context — Leviticus 18

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.

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

23 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.

24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

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What Does Leviticus 18:22 Mean?

Leviticus 18:22 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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