Leviticus 20:23 “You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out befor…”

Leviticus 20:23

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

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.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

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;

Bible in Basic English

And do not keep the rules of the nations which I am driving out before you; for they did all these things, and for that reason my soul was turned against them.

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Cross references

“in the manners”

Leviticus 18:24 Leviticus 18:3 Leviticus 18:30 Deuteronomy 12:30 Deuteronomy 12:31 Jeremiah 10:1

Leviticus 18:24 · 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.

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 18:30 · 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.”

Deuteronomy 12:30 · BSB

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.”

Deuteronomy 12:31 · BSB

You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.

Jeremiah 10:1 · BSB

Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.

“therefore”

Deuteronomy 9:5 Leviticus 18:27 Psalm 78:59 Zechariah 11:8

Deuteronomy 9:5 · BSB

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 t…

Leviticus 18:27 · BSB

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

Psalm 78:59 · BSB

On hearing it, God was furious and rejected Israel completely.

Zechariah 11:8 · BSB

And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.

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

In context

22You 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.

24But 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.

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