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Leviticus 18:20
Thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour's wife: nor be defiled with mingling of seed.
Leviticus 18:20 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Leviticus 18:20 in other translations
Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.
You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.
“‘You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, and defile yourself with her.
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In context
17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy wife and her daughter. Thou shalt not take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, to discover her shame: because they are her flesh, and such copulation is incest.
18 Thou shalt not take thy wife's sister for a harlot, to rival her: neither shalt thou discover her nakedness, while she is yet living.
19 Thou shalt not approach to a woman having her flowers: neither shalt thou uncover her nakedness.
20 Thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour's wife: nor be defiled with mingling of seed.
21 Thou shalt not give any of thy seed to be consecrated to the idol Moloch, nor defile the name of thy God. I am the Lord.
22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind: because it is an abomination.
23 Thou shalt not copulate with any beast: neither shalt thou be defiled with it. A woman shall not lie down to a beast, nor copulate with it: because it is a heinous crime.
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