Leviticus 20:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and I abhorred them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible You must not follow the practices of the nations that I am throwing out before you, because they did all these things and I was disgusted with them. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not be willing to walk by the ordinances of the nations, which I will expel before you. For they have done all these things, and so I abominate them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Walk not after the laws of the nations, which I will cast out before you. For they have done all these things: and therefore I abhorred them. |
‘Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves by all these things.
The land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its iniquity, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.
For the people who were in the land prior to you have committed all these detestable acts, and the land has become defiled.
Do not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, or follow the practices of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You must not follow their customs.
You must keep my instruction to not do any of the detestable customs that were practised before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them; I am the Lord your God.’
In one month I got rid of three shepherds. I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.
You are not going to take possession of their land because of your righteousness or your integrity. Instead, the Lord your God will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness, in order to fulfil the promise he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.