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4-5 You must obey only my laws, and you must carry them out in detail, for I am the Lord your God. If you obey them, you shall live.[a] I am the Lord.

“None of you shall marry[b] a near relative, for I am the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 18:4 shall live, literally, “shall live in them” or “shall live by them.”
  2. Leviticus 18:6 marry, literally, “uncover the nakedness of,” that is, “have sexual intercourse with.”

You must obey my laws(A) and be careful to follow my decrees.(B) I am the Lord your God.(C) Keep my decrees and laws,(D) for the person who obeys them will live by them.(E) I am the Lord.

“‘No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the Lord.

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