Bible in Basic English
"So keep my rules and my decisions, which, if a man does them, will be life to him: I am the Lord."
— Leviticus 18:5, Bible in Basic English
“Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord.”
Say to the children of Israel, I am the Lord your God.
You may not do those things which were done in the land of Egypt where you were living; and you may not do those things which are done in the land of Canaan where I am taking you, or be guided in your behaviour by their rules.
But you are to be guided by my decisions and keep my rules, and be guided by them: I am the Lord your God.
So keep my rules and my decisions, which, if a man does them, will be life to him: I am the Lord.
You may not have sex connection with anyone who is a near relation: I am the Lord.
You may not have sex relations with your father or your mother: she is your mother, you may not take her.
And you may not have sex relations with your father's wife: she is your father's.