Leviticus 18:24

Ye shall not pollute yourselves with any of these; for with all these have the peoples defiled themselves whom I am about to drive away from before you.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

In Context

23Nor with any beast shall be thy lying down to defile thyself with it; neither shall a woman stand before a beast to permit him to prevail with her; it is confusion.

25And the land (itself) is contaminated; and I will visit the guilt that is upon it, and the land shall vomit forth the inhabitants.

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Cross References

Leviticus 18:6No man shall come nigh to any of his own flesh to uncover the nakedness; I am the Lord.

Leviticus 20:22But keep you all My statutes and all My judgments, and do them, that the land into which I bring you to dwell may not cast you out.

Deuteronomy 9:5Not for thy righteousness or the integrity of thy heart dost thou go in to possess their land, but for the guilt of these nations the Lord thy God doth drive them out before thee, and that He may confirm the word which he sware to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Izhak, and to Jakob.

Deuteronomy 18:12For all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord; and because of these abominations the Lord thy God driveth them out from before thee.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 18:20-30

Laws against Iniquity. ( b. c. 1490.) 19 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. 20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. 21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord . 22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile… Read the whole commentary →

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