Leviticus 20:23

²¹ If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they shall be childless.

²² You are therefore to keep all My statutes and ordinances, so that the land where I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out.

You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.

²⁴ But I have told you that you will inherit their land, since I will give it to you as an inheritance—a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples.

²⁵ You are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and birds. Do not become contaminated by any animal or bird, or by anything that crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you.

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.

Compare

BSB: You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.
KJV: And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.
WEB: You shall not walk in the customs of the nation which I am casting out before you; for they did all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.
ASV: And ye shall not walk in the customs of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they did all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.
DARBY: And ye shall not walk in the customs of the nation which I am casting out before you; for all these things have they done, and they became an abomination to me.
BLB: And you⁺ shall not walk in the statutes of the nation that I am casting out before you⁺, for all these things they commit, and I abhor them.

ÅB: og dere skal ikke følge det folks skikker som jeg driver ut for dere; for alt dette har de gjort, og jeg vemmedes ved dem,
OTB: Dere må ikke følge skikkene til de nasjonene jeg skal drive ut foran dere, for de gjorde alle disse tingene, og jeg avskydde dem.
B1930: og I skal ikke følge det folks skikker som jeg driver ut for eder; for alt dette har de gjort, og jeg vemmedes ved dem,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Leviticus 18:24
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.
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Deuteronomy 9:5
It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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Leviticus 18:30
You must keep My charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were practiced before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.”
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Leviticus 18:3
You must not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not follow the practices of the land of Canaan, into which I am bringing you. You must not walk in their customs.
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Leviticus 18:27
For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled.
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Deuteronomy 12:30–31
be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.”
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Jeremiah 10:1–2
Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
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Psalms 78:59
On hearing it, God was furious and rejected Israel completely.
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