Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But you must keep my decrees and my laws. The native-born and the foreigners residing among you must not do any of these detestable things, New Living Translation You must obey all my decrees and regulations. You must not commit any of these detestable sins. This applies both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you. English Standard Version But you shall keep my statutes and my rules and do none of these abominations, either the native or the stranger who sojourns among you Berean Standard Bible But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations—neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you. King James Bible 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: New King James Version You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations, either any of your own nation or any stranger who dwells among you New American Standard Bible But as for you, you are to keep My statutes and My judgments, and you shall not do any of these abominations, neither the native, nor the stranger who resides among you NASB 1995 But as for you, you are to keep My statutes and My judgments and shall not do any of these abominations, neither the native, nor the alien who sojourns among you NASB 1977 ‘But as for you, you are to keep My statutes and My judgments, and shall not do any of these abominations, neither the native, nor the alien who sojourns among you Legacy Standard Bible But as for you, you shall keep My statutes and My judgments and shall not do any of these abominations, neither the native nor the sojourner who sojourns among you Amplified Bible But as for you, you are to keep My statutes and My judgments (precepts) and shall not commit any of these repulsive acts, neither the native-born, nor the stranger who lives temporarily among you Christian Standard Bible But you are to keep my statutes and ordinances. You must not commit any of these detestable acts—not the native or the alien who resides among you. Holman Christian Standard Bible But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances. You must not commit any of these detestable things—not the native or the foreigner who lives among you. American Standard Version 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; English Revised Version Ye therefore shall keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the homeborn, nor the stranger that sojourneth among you: GOD'S WORD® Translation Live by my standards, and obey my rules. Neither you nor any foreigner should ever do any of these disgusting things. International Standard Version "Therefore, keep my statutes and ordinances. You are not to do any of these detestable things—this applies to the native born and the resident alien who lives among you— Majority Standard Bible But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations—neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you. NET Bible You yourselves must obey my statutes and my regulations and must not do any of these abominations, both the native citizen and the resident foreigner in your midst, New Heart English Bible You therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the native-born, nor the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you; Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible You therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the native-born, nor the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd you have kept My statutes and My judgments, and do not do [any] of all these abominations, the native and the sojourner who is sojourning in your midst, Young's Literal Translation and ye -- ye have kept My statutes and My judgments, and do not any of all these abominations, the native and the sojourner who is sojourning in your midst, Smith's Literal Translation And ye watched these my laws, and my judgments, and ye shall not do from all of these abominations, the native and the stranger sojourning in your midst: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleKeep 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. 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. New American Bible You, however, must keep my statutes and decrees, avoiding all these abominations, both the natives and the aliens resident among you— New Revised Standard Version But you shall keep my statutes and my ordinances and commit none of these abominations, either the citizen or the alien who resides among you Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither you nor any proselytes who sojourn among you Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Keep my covenants and my judgments and you shall not do one of all of these sins, neither you, nor those who are converted to me who dwell among you: OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Ye 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-- Brenton Septuagint Translation And ye shall keep all my statutes and all my ordinances, and ye shall do none of these abominations; neither the native, nor the stranger that joins himself with you: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Unlawful Sexual Relations…25Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants. 26But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations— neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you. 27For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled.… Cross References Deuteronomy 18:9-12 When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. / Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, / casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. ... Leviticus 20:22-23 You are therefore to keep all My statutes and ordinances, so that the land where I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out. / You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them. Deuteronomy 12:30-31 be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.” / You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods. Ezekiel 20:18-19 In the wilderness I said to their children: ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols. / I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Deuteronomy 7:1-6 When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— / and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. / Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, ... 1 Kings 14:24 There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. 2 Kings 17:8 and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. 2 Kings 21:2 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. 2 Chronicles 33:2 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. Jeremiah 10:2-3 This is what the LORD says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by the signs in the heavens, though the nations themselves are terrified by them. / For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. Romans 1:24-27 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. / For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. ... 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. / And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. Ephesians 5:3-7 But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. / Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. / For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. ... Colossians 3:5-6 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; Treasury of Scripture You 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 sojournes among you: keep Leviticus 18:5,30 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD… Deuteronomy 4:1,2,40 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you… Deuteronomy 12:32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. nor any stranger Leviticus 17:8,10 And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice, … Jump to Previous Abominations Alien Aliens Birth Commit Decisions Decrees Detestable Disgusting Either Foreigner Home-Born Israelites Judgments Laws Nation Native Native-Born Observe Ordinances Others Rules Sojourneth Sojourns Statutes StrangerJump to Next Abominations Alien Aliens Birth Commit Decisions Decrees Detestable Disgusting Either Foreigner Home-Born Israelites Judgments Laws Nation Native Native-Born Observe Ordinances Others Rules Sojourneth Sojourns Statutes StrangerLeviticus 18 1. Unlawful marriages and unlawful lustsBut you are to keep My statutes and ordinances This phrase underscores the importance of obedience to God's commands. The Hebrew word for "keep" is "shamar," which means to guard, observe, or give heed. It implies a vigilant and active commitment to God's laws. The "statutes" (Hebrew: "chuqqim") refer to decrees or prescribed tasks, while "ordinances" (Hebrew: "mishpatim") are judgments or legal decisions. Together, they encompass the full scope of God's instructions, emphasizing that the Israelites are to live by divine guidance, not merely human wisdom. You must not commit any of these abominations the native-born or the foreigner who lives among you Hebrew But youאַתֶּ֗ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are to keep וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣ם (ū·šə·mar·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to My statutes חֻקֹּתַי֙ (ḥuq·qō·ṯay) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 2708: Something prescribed, an enactment, statute and ordinances, מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י (miš·pā·ṭay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style and you must not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no commit תַעֲשׂ֔וּ (ṯa·‘ă·śū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make any מִכֹּ֥ל (mik·kōl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every of these הָאֵ֑לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those abominations— הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖ת (hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇōṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol neither your native-born הָֽאֶזְרָ֔ח (hā·’ez·rāḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 249: A spontaneous growth, native nor the foreigner וְהַגֵּ֖ר (wə·hag·gêr) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1616: A guest, a foreigner who lives הַגָּ֥ר (hag·gār) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1481: To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility among you. בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃ (bə·ṯō·wḵ·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre Links Leviticus 18:26 NIVLeviticus 18:26 NLT Leviticus 18:26 ESV Leviticus 18:26 NASB Leviticus 18:26 KJV Leviticus 18:26 BibleApps.com Leviticus 18:26 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 18:26 Chinese Bible Leviticus 18:26 French Bible Leviticus 18:26 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 18:26 You therefore shall keep my statutes (Le Lv Lev.) |
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