Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version for all these things were done by the people who lived in the land before you, and the land became defiled. New Living Translation “All these detestable activities are practiced by the people of the land where I am taking you, and this is how the land has become defiled. English Standard Version (for the people of the land, who were before you, did all of these abominations, so that the land became unclean), Berean Standard Bible For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled. King James Bible (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;) New King James Version (for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and thus the land is defiled), New American Standard Bible (for the people of the land who were there before you did all these abominations, and the land has become defiled), NASB 1995 (for the men of the land who have been before you have done all these abominations, and the land has become defiled); NASB 1977 (for the men of the land who have been before you have done all these abominations, and the land has become defiled); Legacy Standard Bible (for the men of the land who have been before you have done all these abominations, and the land has become defiled); Amplified Bible (for all these repulsive acts have been done by the men who lived in the land before you, and the land has become defiled); Christian Standard Bible For the people who were in the land prior to you have committed all these detestable acts, and the land has become defiled. Holman Christian Standard Bible For the men who were in the land prior to you have committed all these detestable things, and the land has become defiled. American Standard Version (for all these abominations have the men of the land done, that were before you, and the land is defiled); English Revised Version (for all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;) GOD'S WORD® Translation The people of the land who were there before you did all these disgusting things. As a result, the land has become unclean. International Standard Version because the inhabitants of the land did all of these detestable things and by doing so defiled the land before you. Majority Standard Bible For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled. NET Bible for the people who were in the land before you have done all these abominations, and the land has become unclean. New Heart English Bible (for all these abominations have the men of the land done, that were before you, and the land became defiled); Webster's Bible Translation (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, who were before you, and the land is defiled;) World English Bible (for the men of the land that were before you had done all these abominations, and the land became defiled), Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor the men of the land who [are] before you have done all these abominations and the land is defiled, Young's Literal Translation (for all these abominations have the men of the land done who are before you, and the land is defiled), Smith's Literal Translation For all these abominations did the men of the land which were before you, and the land shall be defiled. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor all these detestable things the inhabitants of the land have done, that; were before you, and have defiled it. Catholic Public Domain Version For all these detestable things were done by the inhabitants of the land who were here before you, and they have polluted it. New American Bible because the previous inhabitants did all these abominations and the land became defiled; New Revised Standard Version (for the inhabitants of the land, who were before you, committed all of these abominations, and the land became defiled); Translations from Aramaic Lamsa Bible(For all these sins have the men of the land done who were before you, and the land is defiled); Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because the men of the place that were before you did all of these sins and the land was defiled. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917for all these abominations have the men of the land done, that were before you, and the land is defiled-- Brenton Septuagint Translation (for all these abominations the men of the land did who were before you, and the land was defiled,) Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Unlawful Sexual Relations…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. 28So if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it spewed out the nations before you.… Cross References Deuteronomy 18:12 For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you. Leviticus 20:23 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 9:5 It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Genesis 15:16 In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” 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 16:3 Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. 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 28:3 Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to 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. Ezra 9:11 that You gave through Your servants the prophets, saying: ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land polluted by the impurity of its peoples and the abominations with which they have filled it from end to end. Jeremiah 44:22 So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day. Ezekiel 16:47 And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations, but soon you were more depraved than they were. Ezekiel 20:30 Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: Will you defile yourselves the way your fathers did, prostituting yourselves with their abominations? 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 6:9-10 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. Treasury of Scripture (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;) Leviticus 18:24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: Deuteronomy 20:18 That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God. Deuteronomy 23:18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God. Jump to Previous Abominations Country Defiled Disgusting UncleanJump to Next Abominations Country Defiled Disgusting UncleanLeviticus 18 1. Unlawful marriages and unlawful lustsFor the men who were in the land before you This phrase refers to the Canaanites, the original inhabitants of the Promised Land. Historically, the Canaanites were known for their idolatrous practices and moral depravity. The Hebrew word for "men" here is "אֲנָשִׁים" (anashim), which can also mean "people" or "inhabitants," emphasizing the collective nature of their actions. From a conservative Christian perspective, this serves as a warning against adopting the sinful practices of the surrounding culture. It underscores the importance of maintaining a distinct identity as God's chosen people, set apart for holiness. committed all these abominations and the land has become defiled Hebrew Forכִּ֚י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the men אַנְשֵֽׁי־ (’an·šê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person who were in the land הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land before you לִפְנֵיכֶ֑ם (lip̄·nê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face committed עָשׂ֥וּ (‘ā·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every these הָאֵ֔ל (hā·’êl) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 411: These, those abominations, הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣ת (hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇōṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol and the land הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land has become defiled. וַתִּטְמָ֖א (wat·tiṭ·mā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean Links Leviticus 18:27 NIVLeviticus 18:27 NLT Leviticus 18:27 ESV Leviticus 18:27 NASB Leviticus 18:27 KJV Leviticus 18:27 BibleApps.com Leviticus 18:27 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 18:27 Chinese Bible Leviticus 18:27 French Bible Leviticus 18:27 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 18:27 For all these abominations have the men (Le Lv Lev.) |
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