Leviticus 20:23

In 11 translations

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.

LSV

and you do not walk in the statutes of the nation which I am sending away from before you, for they have done all these, and I am wearied with them.

YLT

and ye walk not in the statutes of the nation which I am sending away from before you, for all these they have done, and I am wearied with them;

DBY

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.

DRC

Walk not after the laws of the nations, which I will cast out before you. For they have done all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.

GNV

Wherefore ye shall not walke in the maners of this nation which I cast out before you: for they haue committed all these things, therefore I abhorred them.

JPS

And ye 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.

LXXE

And walk ye not in the customs of the nations which I drive out from before you; for they have done all these things, and I have abhorred them:

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Original-language editions

WLC

וְלֹ֤א תֵֽלְכוּ֙ בְּחֻקֹּ֣ת הַגּ֔וֹי אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֥י מְשַׁלֵּ֖חַ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֤י אֶת־כָּל־אֵ֨לֶּה֙ עָשׂ֔וּ וָאָקֻ֖ץ בָּֽם׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ οὐχὶ πορεύεσθε τοῖς νομίμοις τῶν ἐθνῶν, οὓς ἐξαποστέλλω ἀφʼ ὑμῶν· ὅτι ταῦτα πάντα ἐποίησαν, καὶ ἐβδελυξάμην αὐτούς.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Leviticus 18:24Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves.
• Deuteronomy 9:5It 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…
• Leviticus 18:30You 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.”
• Leviticus 18:3You 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.
• Deuteronomy 12:30–31be 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.” You must not worship the LORD…
• Leviticus 18:27For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled.
• Jeremiah 10:1–2Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel. This is what the LORD says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by the signs in the heavens, though the nations themselves are terrified…
• Psalms 78:59On hearing it, God was furious and rejected Israel completely.
• Zechariah 11:8And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.

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