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Leviticus 20:23
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21 If a man takes his abrother’s wife, it is an unclean thing. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless.  
22 ‘You shall therefore keep all My astatutes and all My judgments, and perform them, that the land where I am bringing you to dwell bmay not vomit you out.  
23 aAnd you shall not walk in the statutes of the nation which I am casting out before you; for they commit all these things, and btherefore I abhor them.  
24 But aI have said to you, “You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am the Lord your God, bwho has separated you from the peoples.  
25 aYou shall therefore distinguish between clean animals and unclean, between unclean birds and clean, band you shall not make yourselves1 abominable by beast or by bird, or by any kind of living thing that creeps on the ground, which I have separated from you as2 unclean.  
Verse Comparison: Leviticus 20:23

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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.

Amplified® 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 was wearied {and} grieved by them.

Contemporary English Version
The nations I am chasing out did these disgusting things, and I hated them for it, so don't follow their example.

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
Do not adopt the customs of the people who live there; I am driving out those pagans so that you can enter the land. They have disgusted me with all their evil practices.

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.

New American Standard Bible
`Moreover, you shall not follow the customs of the nation which I will drive out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I have abhorred them.

New International Version
You must not live according to the customs of the nations I am going to drive out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.

New King James Version
And you shall not walk in the statutes of the nation which I am casting out before you; for they commit all these things, and therefore I abhor them.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'Moreover, you shall not follow the customs of the nation which I will drive out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I have abhorred them.

Revised Standard Version
And 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.

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;


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