Focused Passage

Leviticus 18:24-30

Sexual Holiness, Covenant Distinction, and the Land That Vomits Out Defilement

The LORD commands Israel not to imitate Egypt or Canaan but to obey His laws and decrees. He then forbids a series of sexual unions and practices, including close-kin sexual relations, sexual relations during menstrual impurity, adultery, child sacrifice to Molek, male same-sex intercourse, and bestiality. The chapter concludes with a warning that these practices defile persons and land, leading the land to vomit out its inhabitants.

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24Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves.

25Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.

26But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations—neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you.

27For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled.

28So if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it spewed out the nations before you.

29Therefore anyone who commits any of these abominations must be cut off from among his people.

30You must keep My charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were practiced before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 24

Original words

Do notאַל־H408Adverbdefileתִּֽטַּמְּא֖וּH2930Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralyourselves by anyבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof these practicesאֵ֑לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralforכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionby allבְכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthese thingsאֵ֙לֶּה֙H428Pronoun - common pluralthe nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םH1471Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeIאֲנִ֥יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam driving outמְשַׁלֵּ֖חַH7971Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularbefore youמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃H6440Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralhave defiled themselvesנִטְמְא֣וּH2930Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Verse 25

Original words

Even the landהָאָ֔רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularhas become defiledוַתִּטְמָ֣אH2930Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularso I am punishing itוָאֶפְקֹ֥דH6485Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularfor its sinעֲוֺנָ֖הּH5771Noun - common singular construct | third person feminine singularand the landהָאָ֖רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singular. . .עָלֶ֑יהָH5921Preposition | third person feminine singularwill vomit outוַתָּקִ֥אH6958Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularitsאֶת־H853Direct object markerinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃H3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 26

Original words

But youאַתֶּ֗םH859Pronoun - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerare to keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םH8104Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralMy statutesחֻקֹּתַי֙H2708Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יH4941Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularand you must notוְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlecommitתַעֲשׂ֔וּH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralanyמִכֹּ֥לH3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהH428Article | Pronoun - common pluralabominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖תH8441Article | Noun - feminine pluralneither your native-bornהָֽאֶזְרָ֔חH249Article | Noun - masculine singularnor the foreignerוְהַגֵּ֖רH1616Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularwho livesהַגָּ֥רH1481Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularamong youבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃H8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 27

Original words

Forכִּ֚יH3588Conjunction-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe menאַנְשֵֽׁי־H582Noun - masculine plural constructwho were in the landהָאָ֖רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativebefore youלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םH6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralcommittedעָשׂ֥וּH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtheseהָאֵ֔לH411Article | Pronoun - common pluralabominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תH8441Article | Noun - feminine pluraland the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃H776Article | Noun - feminine singularhas become defiledוַתִּטְמָ֖אH2930Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Verse 28

Original words

So if you defileבְּטַֽמַּאֲכֶ֖םH2930Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural-אֹתָ֑הּH853Direct object marker | third person feminine singularthe landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙H776Article | Noun - feminine singular. . .וְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleit will vomit you outתָקִ֤יאH6958Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular-אֶתְכֶ֔םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluralasכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeit spewed outקָאָ֛הH6958Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe nationsהַגּ֖וֹיH1471Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativebefore youלִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃H6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 29

Original words

Thereforeכִּ֚יH3588Conjunctionanyoneכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructwhoאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativecommitsיַעֲשֶׂ֔הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularanyמִכֹּ֥לH3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהH428Article | Pronoun - common pluralabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתH8441Article | Noun - feminine pluralmust be cut offוְנִכְרְת֛וּH3772Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural. . .הַנְּפָשׁ֥וֹתH5315Article | Noun - feminine plural. . .הָעֹשֹׂ֖תH6213Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluralfrom amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבH7130Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructhis peopleעַמָּֽם׃H5971Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 30

Original words

You must keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םH8104Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerMy chargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗יH4931Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularnotלְבִלְתִּ֨יH1115Preposition-lto practiceעֲשׂ֜וֹתH6213Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct[any] of the abominableהַתּֽוֹעֵבֹת֙H8441Article | Noun - feminine pluralcustomsמֵחֻקּ֤וֹתH2708Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural constructthatאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativewere practicedנַעֲשׂ֣וּH6213Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralbefore youלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םH6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralso that you do notוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particledefile yourselvesתִֽטַּמְּא֖וּH2930Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralby themבָּהֶ֑םPreposition | third person masculine pluralIאֲנִ֖יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃פH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

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