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Leviticus 18:24

Purity

22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.

Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.

26 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves.
KJV
Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
WEB
“‘Don’t defile yourselves in any of these things; for in all these the nations which I am casting out before you were defiled.
ASV
Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you;
DARBY
Make not yourselves unclean in any of these things; for in all these have the nations which I am casting out before you made themselves unclean.
BLB
Do not defile yourselves with any of these things, for by all these the nations have defiled themselves, which I [am] sending away from before your⁺ faces.
ÅB
Gjør dere ikke urene med noe slikt! For alt dette gjorde de seg urene med de hedninger som jeg driver ut for deres øyne,
OTB
Besmitt dere ikke ved noen av disse tingene, for ved alle disse har de nasjonene jeg driver ut foran dere blitt besmittet.
B1930
Gjør eder ikke urene med noget sådant! For alt dette gjorde de sig urene med de hedninger som jeg driver ut for eders øine,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

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  • Deuteronomy 18:12

    For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

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  • Leviticus 18:30

    Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.

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  • Leviticus 20:22–23

    Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:31

    Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.

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  • 1 Corinthians 3:17

    If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

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  • Leviticus 18:3

    After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.

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  • Matthew 15:18–20

    But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

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  • Jeremiah 44:4

    Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.

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