Leviticus 20:23

So shall ye not walk in the—statutes of the nations, which I am casting out from before you,—For all these things, had they done, Therefore I abhorred them;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The 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.

In Context

22Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes and all my regulations, and do them,—So shall the land whereinto I am bringing you to dwell therein, not vomit you forth;

24And said unto you—Ye, shall possess their soil, Yea, I myself, will give it you to possess it, A land flowing with milk and honey,—I—Yahweh, am your God, who have distinguished you from the peoples;

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Cross References

Leviticus 18:2Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them,—I—Yahweh, am your God:—

Leviticus 18:24Do not make yourselves unclean in any of these things,—For in all these things, have the nations made themselves unclean, whom, I, am sending out from before you.

Leviticus 18:30Therefore shall ye keep my charge, So that ye may have nothing to do with any of the abominable statutes with which they have had to do before you, So shall ye not make yourselves unclean thereby,—I—Yahweh, am your God.

Deuteronomy 12:30take heed to thyself lest thou be thrust after them, after they have been destroyed from before thee,—and lest thou enquire after their gods, saying—In what manner, did these nations serve their gods, that, I too, may do likewise?

Jeremiah 10:1Hear ye the word which Yahweh hath spoken unto you, O house of Israel:—

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 20:23-27

22 Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out. 23 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. 24 But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the Lord your God, which have separated you from other people. 25 Ye… Read the whole commentary →

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