Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
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Verse 24 is found in chapter 18 of Leviticus. The final section connects these practices with the defilement of the land and judgment upon the nations inhabiting Canaan. Israel receives a warning: being separated as a people does not exempt them from the consequences of practicing the same behaviors condemned in others.
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Ihr sollt euch in dieser keinem verunreinigen; denn in diesem allem haben sich verunreinigt die Heiden, die ich vor euch her will ausstoßen,
En ninguna de estas cosas os amancillaréis; porque en todas estas cosas se han ensuciado las gentes que yo echo de delante de vosotros:
No se contaminen con ninguna de estas cosas, porque con todas ellas se contaminaron las naciones que yo expulso de delante de ustedes.
Ne vous souillez par aucune de ces choses, car c'est par toutes ces choses que se sont souillées les nations que je vais chasser devant vous.
Non vi contaminate in alcuna di queste cose; conciossiachè le genti, che io scaccio dal vostro cospetto, si sieno contaminate in tutte queste cose.
Com nenhuma destas coisas vos contamineis; porque com todas estas coisas se contaminaram as nações que eu expulso de diante de vós.
「在這一切的事上,你們都不可玷污自己,因為我在你們面前所逐出的列國,在這一切的事上玷污了自己。
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