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Leviticus 18:22

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

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וְאֶ֨תveetand amongאֵתconjunction, preposition — “and among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.זָכָ֔רzakharmaleזָכָרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “male”, the ordinary formH2145properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)[idiom] him, male, man(child, -kind).לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִשְׁכַּ֖בtishkavlieשָׁכַבverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “lie”, an unfinished actionH7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)[idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmishkevebedמִשְׁכָּבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “bed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4904a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercoursebed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.אִשָּׁ֑הishaheachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.תּוֹעֵבָ֖הtoevahabominableתּוֹעֵבַהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “abominable”, the ordinary formH8441properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idolabominable (custom, thing), abomination.הִֽואhivas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

'And with a male thou dost not lie as one lieth with a woman; abomination it [is].

World English Bible

“‘You shall not lie with a man as with a woman. That is detestable.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt not lie with mankind as one lieth with a woman: it is an abomination.

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt not lie with a man as with a woman, for it is an abomination.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ μετὰ ἄρσενος οὐ κοιμηθήσῃ κοίτην γυναικείαν, βδέλυγμα γάρ ἐστι.