Leviticus 18:30 “You must keep My charge not to practice any of the abominable customs…”

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.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Therefore you shall keep my requirements, that you do not practice any of these abominable customs which were practiced before you, and that you do not defile yourselves with them. I am the LORD your God.’”

American Standard Version

Therefore shall ye keep my charge, that ye practise not any of these abominable customs, which were practised before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am Jehovah your God.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore shall yee keepe mine ordinances that ye do not any of the abominable customes, which haue bene done before you, and that yee defile not your selues therein: for I am the Lord your God.

Darby Translation

And ye shall observe my charge, that ye commit not [any] of the abominable customs which were committed before you; and ye shall not make yourselves unclean therein: I am Jehovah your God.

Young's Literal Translation

and ye have kept My charge, so as not to do [any] of the abominable statutes which have been done before you, and ye do not defile yourselves with them; I [am] Jehovah your God.'

Bible in Basic English

So then, keep my orders, so that you may not do any of these disgusting things which were done before you, or make yourselves unclean through them: I am the Lord your God.

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Cross references

“abominable”

Leviticus 20:23 Deuteronomy 18:9–12 Leviticus 18:3 Leviticus 18:26 Leviticus 18:27

Leviticus 20:23 · 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.

Deuteronomy 18:9–12 · BSB

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

Leviticus 18:3 · BSB

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.

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.

“I am”

Leviticus 18:2 Leviticus 18:4

Leviticus 18:2 · BSB

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 18:4 · BSB

You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them. I am the LORD your God.

Also

Leviticus 22:9 Deuteronomy 11:1

Leviticus 22:9 · BSB

The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

Deuteronomy 11:1 · BSB

You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments.

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

In context

29Therefore anyone who commits any of these abominations must be cut off from among his people.

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