Sinai & The Law

Any man whosoever of the children of Israel, and of the strangers that sojourn among you, if by hunting or fowling, he take a wild beast or a bird, which is lawful to eat, let him pour out its blood, and cover it with earth.

For the life of all flesh is in the blood. Therefore I said to the children of Israel: you shall not eat the blood of any flesh at all, because the life of the flesh is in the blood, and whosoever eateth it, shall be cut off.

The soul that eateth that which died of itself, or has been caught by a beast, whether he be one of your own country or a stranger, shall wash his clothes and himself with water, and shall be defiled until the evening: and in this manner he shall be made clean.

But if he do not wash his clothes, and his body, he shall bear his iniquity.

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: I am the Lord your God.

You shall not do according to the custom of the land of Egypt, in which you dwelt: neither shall you act according to the manner of the country of Chanaan, into which I will bring you. Nor shall you walk in their ordinances.

You shall do my judgments, and shall observe my precepts, and shall walk in them. I am the Lord your God.

Keep my laws and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them, I am the Lord.

No man shall approach to her that is near of kin to him, to uncover her nakedness. I am the Lord.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother: she is thy mother, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife: for it is the nakedness of thy father.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy sister by father or by mother: whether born at home or abroad.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy son's daughter, or thy daughter's daughter: because it is thy own nakedness.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, whom she bore to thy father: and who is thy sister.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: because she is the flesh of thy father.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: because she is thy mother's flesh.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother: neither shalt thou approach to his wife, who is joined to thee by affinity.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: because she is thy son's wife, neither shalt thou discover her shame.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: because it is the nakedness of thy brother.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy wife and her daughter. Thou shalt not take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, to discover her shame: because they are her flesh, and such copulation is incest.

Thou shalt not take thy wife's sister for a harlot, to rival her: neither shalt thou discover her nakedness, while she is yet living.

Thou shalt not approach to a woman having her flowers: neither shalt thou uncover her nakedness.

Thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour's wife: nor be defiled with mingling of seed.

Thou shalt not give any of thy seed to be consecrated to the idol Moloch, nor defile the name of thy God. I am the Lord.