Deuteronomy 18:9 “When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not i…”

Deuteronomy 18:9

When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable ways of the nations there.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

World English Bible

When you have come into the land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not learn to imitate the abominations of those nations.

American Standard Version

When thou art come into the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

Geneva Bible 1599

When thou shalt come into ye land which the Lord thy God giueth thee, thou shalt not learne to do after ye abominations of those nations.

Darby Translation

When thou art come into the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do according to the abominations of those nations.

Young's Literal Translation

'When thou art coming in unto the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, thou dost not learn to do according to the abominations of those nations:

Bible in Basic English

When you have come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, do not take as your example the disgusting ways of those nations.

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Cross references

“When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.”

Deuteronomy 12:29–31 Leviticus 18:30 Leviticus 18:26 Leviticus 18:27

Deuteronomy 12:29–31 · BSB

When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations you are entering to dispossess, and you drive them out and live in their land,

Leviticus 18:30 · BSB

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.”

Leviticus 18:26 · BSB

But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations—neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you.

Leviticus 18:27 · BSB

For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8They shall eat equal portions, even though he has received money from the sale of his father’s estate.

10Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,

Read Deuteronomy 18