A   And the Lord talketh with Moses sayinge: speake vnto the chyldren of Israel, ∧ saye vnto them, I am the Lorde youre God. Wherfore after the doynges of the lande of Egypte wherin ye dwelt, se that ye doo not: nether after the doynges of the lande of Canaan, whether I wyl brynge you, nether walke ye in their ordinaunces ^note but do after my iudgementes, ∧ kepe myne ordyna&ubar;ces, to walke therin: for I am the Lorde youre God. Kepe therfore myne ordynaunces, and my iudgementes whyche yf a man doo he shall lyue therby: for I am the Lord.

&rhand; Se that ye go to none of youre nyghest kynred for to vncouer theyr secreates, for I am the Lorde. The secreates of thy father ∧ thy mother, se thou vnhyll not: she is thy mother, therfore shalt thou not discouer her secreates. The secreates of thy fathers wife shalt thou not dyscouer, for they are thy fathers secreates. Thou shalt not discouer the preuitie of thi sister, B   þe; daughter of thy father or of thy mother: whether she be borne at home or &wt;out. Thou shalt not vncouer þe; secreates of thy sonnes daughter or thy daughters daughter, for þt; is thyne awne preuitie: Thou shalt not vncouer the secreates of thy fathers wyues daughter, whych she bare to

Ceremonyes. thy father, for she is thy syster: thou shalt therfore not discouer her secrettes. Thou shalt not vncouer the secretes of thy fathers syster, for she is thy fathers nexte kynswoman. Thou shalt not dyscouer the secrettes of thy mothers syster, for she is thy mothers nexte kynswoman.

&rhand; Thou shalt not vncouer the secrettes of thy fathers brother: that is thou shalt not go into hys wyfe, for she is thyne awnte. Thou shalt not discouer the secretes of thy daughter in lawe she is thy sonnes wyfe: therfore vncouer not her secrettes. C   Thou shalt not vnhyll the secrettes of thy brothers wyfe, for that is thy brothers pryuyte. Thou shalt not dyscouer the preuytes of the wyfe ∧ her daughter also, nether shalt thou take her sonnes daughter or her daughters daughter to vncouer theyr secrettes, they are her next kyn, it were therfore wikidnesse. Thou shalt not take a wyfe ∧ her syster therto, to vexe her that thou woldest open her secrettes as long as she lyueth. Thou shalt not go vnto a woman to vncouer her pryuitie, as longe as she is put a parte for her vnclennesse.

&rhand; ^note Thou shalt not lye &wt; thy neyghbours wyfe, to defile thy self with her. Thou shalt not geue of the05Q0207 seed to offer it vnto05Q0208 Moloch, that þu; defyle not the name of thy god, for I am the Lord.

&rhand; Thou shalt not lye wyth makynde as &wt; womankynd, for þt; is abhominacion. Thou shalt lye &wt; no maner of beeste to defyle thy selfe therwith, nether shal any wom&abar; stonde before a beest to lye doune therto, for that is abhominacion.

D   &rhand; Defyle not youre selues in any of these thynges, for wyth all these thynges are these naci&obar;s defyled whych I cast out before you and the land is defyled, and I wyll vyset the wykednesse therof vpon it, and the land shal spewe out her inhabiters. ^noteKepe ye therfore myne ordinaunces and iudgementes, and se that ye c&obar;myt none of these abhominaci&obar;s: nether any of you nor any straunger that soiourneth amonge you (for all these abhomynacions haue the men of the land done whyche were there before you, and the lande is defiled) lest that the land spewe you out wh&ebar; ye haue defyled it, as it spewed out the nacions that were there before you. For whosoeuer shal commyt any of these abhominacions, the same soules that commyt th&ebar; shall perysh from among their people. Therfore se that ye kepe myne ordinannces, that ye c&obar;mytt none of these abhominable customes which were c&obar;mytted before you: that ye defyle not youre selues therwyth for I am the Lorde your God.

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