Leviticus 20:13 meaning and explanation
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.
Leviticus 20:13, Berean Standard Bible
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In Leviticus 20 God gives Moses the penalties for offenses listed earlier in chapter 18, addressing Israel as they prepare to enter Canaan. This verse names sexual relations between men, calling it an abomination, the Hebrew to'evah, a strong word for what God detests, and assigns the death penalty within Israel's civil code.
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