Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'You must not make yourself unclean in any of these [things], because the nations whom I am driving out from your presence were made unclean by all of these.
New American Standard Bible
‘Do not defile yourselves by any of these things; for by all these
King James Version
Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
Holman Bible
“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.
International Standard Version
"You are not to defile yourselves by doing any of these things, since all of these nations that I'm casting out before you have defiled themselves this way.
A Conservative Version
Do not defile ye yourselves in any of these things. For in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you,
American Standard Version
Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you;
Amplified
‘Do not defile yourselves by any of these things; for by all these the nations which I am casting out before you have become defiled.
Bible in Basic English
Do not make yourself unclean in any of these ways; for so have those nations whom I am driving out from before you made themselves unclean:
Darby Translation
Make not yourselves unclean in any of these things; for in all these have the nations which I am casting out before you made themselves unclean.
Julia Smith Translation
Ye shall not be defiled in any of these, for in all these the nations were defiled which I send out from your face.
King James 2000
Defile not you yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
Modern King James verseion
Do not defile yourselves in any of these things. For in all these the nations are defiled, which I cast out before you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Defile not yourselves in any of these things, for with all these things are these nations defiled which I cast out before you:
NET Bible
"'Do not defile yourselves with any of these things, for the nations which I am about to drive out before you have been defiled with all these things.
New Heart English Bible
"'Do not defile yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations which I am casting out before you were defiled.
The Emphasized Bible
Do not make yourselves unclean in any of these things, - For in all these things, have the nations made themselves unclean, whom, I, am sending out from before you.
Webster
Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things; for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
World English Bible
"'Don't defile yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations which I am casting out before you were defiled.
Youngs Literal Translation
'Ye are not defiled with all these, for with all these have the nations been defiled which I am sending away from before you;
Themes
Defilement » Those that defile themselves
Defilement » Moral, caused by » Following the sins of the heathen
Interlinear
'el-leh
References
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 18:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Unlawful Sexual Relations
23 And you shall not {have sexual relations} with any animal, becoming unclean with it; and a woman shall not stand {before} an animal to copulate with it--that [is] a perversion. 24 " 'You must not make yourself unclean in any of these [things], because the nations whom I am driving out from your presence were made unclean by all of these. 25 So the land became unclean, and {I have brought the punishment of} its guilt upon it, and the land has vomited out its inhabitants.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:12
For everyone doing these [things] [is] detestable to Yahweh, and because of these detestable things Yahweh your God [is] driving them out from {before you}.
Leviticus 18:30
Thus you shall keep my obligation to not do any of the statutes {regarding} the detestable things that they did {before you}, so that you will not make yourselves unclean by them; I [am] Yahweh your God.'"
Leviticus 18:3
You must not {carry out} the practices of the land of Egypt, in which you lived, and you must not {carry out} the practices of the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you; and you must not follow their statutes.
Leviticus 18:6-23
" '{None} [of] you shall approach anyone [who is] {his close relative} to expose nakedness; I [am] Yahweh.
Leviticus 20:22-23
" 'And you shall keep all my statutes and all my regulations, and you shall do them, so that the land, to which I am bringing you to inhabit it, shall not vomit you out.
Deuteronomy 12:31
You must not do so toward Yahweh your God, because of every detestable thing they have done for their gods Yahweh hates, for even their sons and their daughters they would burn in the fire to their gods.
Jeremiah 44:4
And I sent to you all my servants the prophets, {sending over and over again}, {saying}, "Please, you must not do this detestable thing that I hate."
Matthew 15:18-20
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile the person.
Mark 7:10-23
For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'The one who speaks evil of father or mother {must certainly die}.'
1 Corinthians 3:17
If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy this one. For God's temple is holy, which you are.