Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you shall not lie with a male as lying {with} a woman; that [is] a detestable thing.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
Holman Bible
You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman;
International Standard Version
"I am the LORD. You are not to have sexual relations with a male as you would with a woman. It's detestable."
A Conservative Version
Thou shall not lay with mankind, as with womankind. It is abomination.
American Standard Version
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
Amplified
You shall not lie [intimately] with a male as one lies with a female; it is repulsive.
Bible in Basic English
You may not have sex relations with men, as you do with women: it is a disgusting thing.
Darby Translation
And thou shalt not lie with mankind as one lieth with a woman: it is an abomination.
Julia Smith Translation
And with a male thou shalt not lie on a woman's bed: it is abomination.
King James 2000
You shall not lie with a man, as with a woman: it is abomination.
Modern King James verseion
You shall not lie with mankind as with womankind. It is abomination to God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"'Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind, for that is abomination.
NET Bible
You must not have sexual intercourse with a male as one has sexual intercourse with a woman; it is a detestable act.
New Heart English Bible
"'You shall not have sexual relations with a male, as with a woman. That is detestable.
The Emphasized Bible
And, with mankind, shalt thou not lie as with womankind, - an abomination, it is.
Webster
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
World English Bible
"'You shall not lie with a man, as with a woman. That is detestable.
Youngs Literal Translation
And with a male thou dost not lie as one lieth with a woman; abomination it is.
Themes
Abomination » Things that are, to God » Uncleanness
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 18:22
Images Leviticus 18:22
Prayers for Leviticus 18:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Laws Of Sexual Relations
21 " 'And you shall not give {any of} your offspring in order to sacrifice [them] to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God; I [am] Yahweh. 22 And you shall not lie with a male as lying {with} a woman; that [is] a detestable thing. 23 And you shall not {have sexual relations} with any animal, becoming unclean with it; and a woman shall not stand {before} an animal to copulate with it--that [is] a perversion.
Cross References
Leviticus 20:13
" 'As for the man who lies with a male [as] lying [with] a woman, they have committed a detestable thing; they shall surely be put to death--their blood [is] on them.
1 Kings 14:24
There were also male shrine prostitutes in the land, and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which Yahweh had driven out from before the {Israelites}.
Romans 1:26-27
Because of this, God gave them over to degrading passions, for their females exchanged the natural relations for those contrary to nature,
1 Corinthians 6:9
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Neither sexually immoral people, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor passive homosexual partners, nor dominant homosexual partners,
1 Timothy 1:10
sexually immoral people, homosexuals, kidnappers, liars, perjurers, and {whatever} else is opposed to sound teaching,
Deuteronomy 23:18
You may not bring the {hire} of a prostitute or {the earnings of a male prostitute} [into] the house of Yahweh your God, for any vow offerings, because {both} are a detestable thing to Yahweh your God.
Judges 19:22
While {they were enjoying themselves}, behold, the men of the city, {the perverse lot}, surrounded the house, pounding on the door. And they said to the old man, the owner of the house, "Bring out the man who came to your house so that {we may have sex with him}."
Jude 1:7
as Sodom and Gomorrah and the towns around them indulged in sexual immorality and {pursued unnatural desire} [in] the same way as these, are exhibited as an example [by] undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.
Genesis 19:5
And they called to Lot and said to him, "Where [are] the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we may know them."