# Leviticus 20 General Notes #

#### Structure and formatting ####

##### Punishments for serious sins #####

This chapter compiles a list of serious sins. The most serious sins are punished by death. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/death]])

#### Important figures of speech in this chapter ####

##### Euphemism #####

"To see someone's nakedness" means to live as husband and wife. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])

##### Metaphor #####
The phrase "you must carry your own guilt" is a metaphor. It is unknown what this means, but it is possible it indicates a penalty of death. 

## Links: ##

* __[Leviticus 20:01 Notes](./01.md)__

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