Leviticus 18:22

22 “ ‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.

Leviticus 18:22 in Other Translations

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

22 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.

22 “Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin.

22 "Don't have sex with a man as one does with a woman. That is abhorrent.

22 You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman; it is detestable.

Leviticus 18:22 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 18:22

Thou shall not lie with mankind as with womankind
By carnal knowledge of them, and carnal copulation with them, and mixing bodies in like manner: this is the sin commonly called sodomy, from the inhabitants of Sodom, greatly addicted to it, for which their city was destroyed by fire: those that are guilty of this sin, are, by the apostle, called "abusers of themselves with mankind", ( 1 Corinthians 6:9 ) ; it [is] abomination;
it is so to God, as the above instance of his vengeance shows, and ought to be abominable to men, as being not only contrary to the law of God, but even contrary to nature itself, and what is never to be observed among brute creatures.

Leviticus 18:22 In-Context

20 “ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her.

21 “ ‘Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molek, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

22 “ ‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.

23 “ ‘Do not have sexual relations with an animal and defile yourself with it. A woman must not present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a perversion.

24 “ ‘Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the nations that I am going to drive out before you became defiled.

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 20:13; Deuteronomy 23:18; Romans 1:27; 1 Corinthians 6:9
• 2. S Genesis 19:5