1. The Lord said to Moses,
2. Speak to the Israelites and say to them: I am the Lord your God.
3. You must not do things like they are done in the land of Egypt, where you used to live. And you must not do things like they are done in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You must not follow the practices of those places.
4. No, my regulations and my rules are the ones you must keep by following them: I am the Lord your God.
5. You must keep my rules and my regulations; by doing them one will live; I am the Lord.
6. No one is allowed to approach any blood relative for sexual contact: I am the Lord.
7. You must not uncover your father’s nakedness, which is your mother’s nakedness. She is your mother; you must not have sexual contact with her.
8. You must not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife; it is your father’s nakedness.
9. You must not have sexual contact with your sister—regardless of whether she is your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether born into the same household as you or outside it.
10. You must not have sexual contact with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, because their nakedness is your own nakedness.
11. You must not have sexual contact with the daughter of your father’s wife, who was born into your father’s family; she is your sister.