1. Lévitique 19:29 (NEG79)
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What are the consequences of such behaviour?

Lévitique 19:29 (NEG79)

29 Tu ne profaneras point ta fille en la livrant à la prostitution, de peur que le pays ne se prostitue et ne se remplisse de crimes.

The Lord outlines two consequences for such practices. Firstly, the girl is profaned (ḥll). That is, she is defiled (see also Leviticus 19:12). Secondly, the entire land becomes filled with depravity (zimmāh). The same term is used in Leviticus 18:17 to describe the immorality of incest.