and there were also male cult prostitutes in the land. They did the same abominations as those of the nations that Adonai had driven out before the children of Israel.
Leviticus 18:26 - Tree of Life Version You, however, are to keep My statutes and My ordinances, and do none of these abominations, neither the native-born, nor the outsider dwelling among you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So you shall keep My statutes and My ordinances and shall not commit any of these abominations, neither the native-born nor any stranger who sojourns among you, American Standard Version (1901) Ye therefore shall keep my statutes and mine ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the home-born, nor the stranger that sojourneth among you Common English Bible But all of you must keep my rules and my regulations. You must not do any of these detestable things, neither citizen nor immigrant who lives with you ( Catholic Public Domain Version Keep my ordinances and judgments, and do not do any of these abominations: the native born, as well as the settler, who sojourns among you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Keep ye my ordinances and my judgments: and do not any of these abominations. Neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you. |
and there were also male cult prostitutes in the land. They did the same abominations as those of the nations that Adonai had driven out before the children of Israel.
“Anyone from the house of Israel, or from the outsiders dwelling among them, who eats any kind of blood, I will set my face against that soul—the one who eats blood—and will cut him off from among his people.
“Then you are to say to them: Anyone from the house of Israel, or from the outsiders dwelling among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,
The land has become defiled, so I will punish its iniquity, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.
“For all these abominations were done by the men of the land who were before you, and the land became defiled.
Therefore you are to keep My charge, so that you do not practice any of these detestable customs that were practiced before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them. I am Adonai your God.”
So you are to keep My statutes and My ordinances. The one who does them will live by them. I am Adonai.
But He said, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
But the seed in the good soil are those with a praiseworthy and good heart, who have heard the word and hold it fast and bear fruit with patient endurance.
You must keep His statutes and His mitzvot, which I am commanding you today, so that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and so that you may prolong your days in the land that Adonai your God is giving you for all time.”