Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Leviticus 18

^{3 a} Ye shal preserue your selues from these abominations following, which the Egyptians and the Canaanities vse.

^{3 !} The Israelites oght not to followe the maners of the Egyptians and the Canaanities.

^{5 b} And therefore ye oght to serue me alone, as my people.

^{6 !} The mariages that are vnlawful.

^{6 c} That is, to lie with her, thogh it be vnder title of mariage.

^{8 d} Which is thy stepmother.

^{9 e} Ether by father or by mother, borne in mariage or otherwise.

^{10 f} Thei are her children whose shame thou hast vncouered.

^{12 /} Or, secrets.

^{14 /} Ebr. thy fathers brothers wife.

^{14 g} Which thine vncle doeth discouer.

^{16 h} Because the idolaters among whome Gods people had dwelt & shulde dwel were giuen to these horrible incests, God chargeth his to beware of the same.

^{18 i} By seing thine affection more bent to her sister then to her.

^{19 k} Or, whiles she hathe her floures.

^{21 l} Which was an idole of the Ammonites, vnto whome thei burned and sacrificed their children, {2 King, 23,10}.

^{21 /} Or, to make them passe.

^{21 /} Ebr. of thy sede.

^{23 /} Or, confusion.

^{25 m} I wil punish the land where suche incestuous mariages & pollutions are suffred.

^{25 n} He compareth the wicked to euil humours and surfeting which corrupt the stomacke and oppress nature and therefore must be cast out by vomet.

^{28 o} Bothe for their wicked mariages, vnnatural copulations, idolatrie or spiritual whoredome with Molech, and suche like abominacions.

^{29 p} Ether by the ciuile sworde or by some plague that God wil send vpon suche.