Leviticus 18:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Do not defileתִּֽטַּמְּא֖וּ
(tit·tam·me·'u)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root
yourselves by anyבְּכָל־
(be·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
of theseאֵ֑לֶּה
(el·leh;)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
things;אֵ֙לֶּה֙
(el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
for by allבְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
these 
 
428: thesea prim. pronoun
the nationsהַגֹּויִ֔ם
(hag·go·v·yim,)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
whichאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
I am castingמְשַׁלֵּ֖חַ
(me·shal·le·ach)
7971: to senda prim. root
out before 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
you have become defiled.נִטְמְא֣וּ
(nit·me·'u)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
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.
not ye yourselves in any of these things
'el-leh  (ale'-leh)
these or those -- an-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).
for in all these 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.
are defiled
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.
which I cast out
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
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
'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.

King James Bible
Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

Holman Christian Standard 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.

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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Do not become unclean in any of these ways. By these practices all the nations which I am forcing out of your way have become unclean.

King James 2000 Bible
Defile not you yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
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