Leviticus 18:24
Modern Translations
New International Version
"'Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the nations that I am going to drive out before you became defiled.

New Living Translation
“Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, for the people I am driving out before you have defiled themselves in all these ways.

English Standard Version
“Do not make yourselves unclean by any of these things, for by all these the nations I am driving out before you have become unclean,

Berean Study Bible
Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves.

New American Standard Bible
‘Do not defile yourselves by any of these things; for by all these things the nations which I am driving out from you have become defiled.

NASB 1995
'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.

NASB 1977
‘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.

Amplified 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.

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.

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.

Contemporary English Version
Don't make yourselves unclean by any of these disgusting practices of those nations that I am forcing out of the land for you. They made themselves

Good News Translation
Do not make yourselves unclean by any of these acts, for that is how the pagans made themselves unclean, those pagans who lived in the land before you and whom the LORD is driving out so that you can go in.

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.

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.
Classic Translations
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:

New King James Version
‘Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for by all these the nations are defiled, which I am casting out before you.

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:

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.

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.

American King James Version
Defile not you yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out 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;

A Faithful Version
Do not defile yourselves in any of these things, for in all these the nations which I cast out before you are defiled.

Darby Bible 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.

English Revised 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:

Webster's Bible Translation
Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things; for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Yee shall not defile your selues in any of these things: for in al these the nations are defiled, which I will cast out before you:

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Ye shall not defile your selues in any of these thinges: for in all these, the nations are defiled whiche I cast out before you.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Ye shal defyle youre selues in none of these thinges. For ye Heithen (whom I wil cast out before you) haue stayned them selues in all these,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Defile not youre selues in any of these thinges, for with all these thinges are these nacions defiled whiche I cast out before you:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Do not defile yourselves with all these, for with all these the nations have been defiled which I am sending away from before you;

Young's 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;

Smith's Literal 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.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Defile not yourselves with any of these things with which all the nations have been defiled, which I will cast out before you,

Catholic Public Domain Version
Do not pollute yourselves with any of these things, by which all of the nations, which I will cast out in your sight, have been contaminated

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Do not be defiled in any of these things, because in these things all the nations are defiled which I drove out from before you:

Lamsa Bible
Do not defile yourselves in any of these things; for it was in all these that the nations are defiled which I am casting out before you;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things; for in all these the nations are defiled, which I cast out from before you.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for in all these things the nations are defiled, which I drive out before you,
















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