Leviticus 18:22

Translations

Modern

You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.

Traditional

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

Literal

And with a male you shall not lie the lyings of a woman; it is an abomination.

Latin

Cum masculo non commiscearis coitu femineo, quia abominatio est.

Original

Hebrew

English

You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.

Notes

Leviticus 18:22

In Genesis 1:31, God declared all things good. This shows that what God creates and the way he designed it to work define what is good. One part of this good creation was the making of woman as a companion for man (Genesis 2:22–24). Marriage reflects this design. It forms a small picture of the whole human race, which together bears God’s image. Sin entered the world through the original disobedience of humanity (called "the Fall") and disrupted this order (Genesis 3).

One example of this disruption is homosexuality. In Romans 1:25–32, Paul connects same-sex relations to the rejection of God by humanity that has turned away from him. The Hebrew word to‘ebah is often translated as"abomination." This word expresses strong disapproval and disgust (Leviticus 20:13; see also 18:26–30).

Theme notes and profiles

Ancient Law Codes Family, Community, and Sexual Sin Holiness and Sexual Purity Holy War Human Sexuality

Related verses

Leviticus 20:13
If a man lies with a man as with a woman, they have both committed an abomination. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
Romans 1:26–27
For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
1 Corinthians 6:9
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
1 Timothy 1:10
…for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching
Jude 1:7
In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
1 Kings 14:24
There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
Judges 19:22
While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”
Deuteronomy 23:18
You must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male, into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the LORD your God.
Genesis 19:5
They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!”

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