Leviticus 18:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
so that the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
will not spew 
 
7006a: to vomit up, spew outa prim. root
you out, should you defileבְּטַֽמַּאֲכֶ֖ם
(be·tam·ma·'a·chem)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root
it, as it has spewed 
 
7006a: to vomit up, spew outa prim. root
out the nationהַגֹּ֖וי
(hag·go·vy)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
whichכַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(ka·'a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
has been beforeלִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃
(lif·nei·chem.)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
you. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
That the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
spue not you out
qow'  (ko)
to vomit -- spue (out), vomit (out, up, up again).
also when ye defile
tame'  (taw-may')
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) -- defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, utterly.
it as it spued out
qow'  (ko)
to vomit -- spue (out), vomit (out, up, up again).
the nations
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
that were before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
you
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
so that the land will not spew you out, should you defile it, as it has spewed out the nation which has been before you.

King James Bible
That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it has vomited out the nations that were before you.

International Standard Version
So you are not to let the land vomit you up because of your uncleanness as it is vomiting the nations that were here before you.

NET Bible
So do not make the land vomit you out because you defile it just as it has vomited out the nations that were before you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If you make the land unclean, it will vomit you out as it has vomited out the people who were there before you.

King James 2000 Bible
That the land vomit you not out also, when you defile it, as it vomited out the nations that were before you.
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