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Leviticus 20:23

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20:23You must not walk in the statutes of the nation41 which I am about to drive out before you, because they have done all these things and I am filled with disgust against them.

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  1. 41 One medieval Hebrew , , and all the major ancient versions have the plural “nations.” Some English versions retain the singular (e.g., , , , ); others have the plural “nations” (e.g., , ) and still others translate as “people” (e.g., , ).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And you shall not walk in the customs of the nation that I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I detested them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You must not live according to the customs of the nations I am going to drive out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and I abhorred them.

NLTNew Living Translation

Do not live according to the customs of the people I am driving out before you. It is because they do these shameful things that I detest them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And you shall not follow the statutes of the nation that I am driving out from before you, because they did all these things, and I detested them.

KJV 1900King James Version

And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.