Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.
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Verse 26 is found in chapter 7 of Deuteronomy. Covenant faithfulness is connected with blessing, multiplication, and protection, while idolatry threatens the relationship with God. Moses reminds Israel not to fear the peoples of Canaan because it has already witnessed God’s power in Egypt. The nations’ cultic objects must be destroyed rather than accumulated, preventing the religious wealth of the defeated peoples from becoming a spiritual trap.
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Compare Deuteronomy 7:26 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Darum sollst du nicht in dein Haus den Greuel bringen, daß du nicht wie dasselbe verbannt werdest; sondern du sollst einen Ekel und Greuel daran haben, denn es ist verbannt.
Y no meterás abominación en tu casa, porque no seas anatema como ello; del todo lo aborrecerás y lo abominarás; porque es anatema.
No introducirás ninguna cosa abominable en tu casa, o quedarás consagrado a la destrucción como ella. La detestarás por completo y la aborrecerás por completo, porque está consagrada a la destrucción».
Tu n'introduiras point une chose abominable dans ta maison, afin que tu ne sois pas, comme cette chose, dévoué par interdit; tu l'auras en horreur, tu l'auras en abomination, car c'est une chose dévouée par interdit.
E non recare in casa tua cosa abbominevole, onde tu sii interdetto, come è quella cosa; abbilo del tutto in detestazione, e abbominalo; conciossiachè sia interdetto
Não porás, pois, abominação em tua casa, para que não sejas anátema, assim como ela; de todo a detestarás, e de todo a abominarás, porque anátema é.
你不可把可憎之物帶進你的家,否則,你就像它一樣成為當毀滅的。你要徹底憎恨它,極其厭惡它,因為這是當毀滅的。」
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