Parallel Verses
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,
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.
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:
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.
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 thou shall not lay with any beast to defile thyself with it, nor shall any woman stand before a beast, to lay down with it. It is a perversion. 24 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, 25 and the land is defiled. Therefore I visit the iniquity of it upon it, and the land vomits out her inhabitants.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:12
For whoever does these things is an abomination to LORD. And because of these abominations LORD thy God drives them out from before thee.
Leviticus 18:30
Therefore ye shall keep my charge, that ye not practice any of these abominable customs, which were practiced before you, and that ye not defile yourselves in it. I am LORD your God.
Leviticus 18:3
Ye shall not do after the doings of the land of Egypt, in which ye dwelt, and ye shall not do after the doings of the land of Canaan, where I bring you, nor shall ye walk in their statutes.
Leviticus 18:6-23
None of you shall approach to any who are near of kin to him, to uncover nakedness. I am LORD.
Leviticus 20:22-23
Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my ordinances, and do them, that the land, where I bring you to dwell in it, not vomit you out.
Deuteronomy 12:31
Thou shall not do so to LORD thy God. For every abomination to LORD, which he hates, they have done to their gods, for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods.
Jeremiah 44:4
However I sent all my servants the prophets to you, rising up early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not do this abominable thing that I hate.
Matthew 15:18-20
But the things coming out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and those things defile the man.
Mark 7:10-23
For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother, and, He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him perish in death.
1 Corinthians 3:17
If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy this man, for the temple of God is holy, which ye are.