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Then he said to the people, “Prepare yourselves for the third day. Abstain from sexual relations.”
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“Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal is to be put to death.
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When a man has sexual relations with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both of them must bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.
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“‘If a man has sexual relations with her and her monthly flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days; any bed he lies on will be unclean.
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for a woman in her monthly period, for a man or a woman with a discharge, and for a man who has sexual relations with a woman who is ceremonially unclean.
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Unlawful Sexual Relations
The Lord said to Moses,
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“‘No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the Lord.
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“‘Do not dishonor your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; do not have relations with her.
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“‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; that would dishonor your father.
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“‘Do not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.
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“‘Do not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter; that would dishonor you.
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“‘Do not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.
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“‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.
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“‘Do not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, because she is your mother’s close relative.
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“‘Do not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt.
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“‘Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; do not have relations with her.
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“‘Do not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would dishonor your brother.
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“‘Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. Do not have sexual relations with either her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.
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“‘Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.
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“‘Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations during the uncleanness of her monthly period.
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“‘Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her.
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“‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.
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“‘Do not have sexual relations with an animal and defile yourself with it. A woman must not present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a perversion.
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“‘If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, he has dishonored his father. Both the man and the woman are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.
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“‘If a man has sexual relations with his daughter-in-law, both of them are to be put to death. What they have done is a perversion; their blood will be on their own heads.