Leviticus 18:27
What does Leviticus 18:27 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 18:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000(for all these abominations have the men of the land done, that were before you, and the land is defiled);
KJV
King James Version · 1611(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901(for all these abominations have the men of the land done, that were before you, and the land is defiled);
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949(For all these disgusting things were done by the men of this country who were there before you, and the land has been made unclean by them;)
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862(for all these abominations have the men of the land done who <FI>are<Fi> before you, and the land is defiled),
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752For all these detestable things the inhabitants of the land have done, that were before you, and have defiled it.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890(for all these abominations have the men of the land done, who were before you, and the land hath been made unclean);
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 25:16
For all that do such things, even all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.
- Hosea 9:10
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig-tree at its first season: but they came to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves unto the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved.
- 2 Kings 21:2
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, after the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel.
- 2 Kings 16:3
But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations, whom Jehovah cast out from before the children of Israel.
- Ezekiel 22:11
And one hath committed abomination with his neighbor’s wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.
- Ezekiel 16:50
And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.
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