Leviticus 18:26

Verse

But 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.

American Standard Version (1901)

Ye therefore shall keep my statutes and mine ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the home-born, nor the stranger that sojourneth among you

Bible in Basic English

So then keep my rules and my decisions, and do not do any of these disgusting things, those of you who are Israelites by birth, or any others who are living with you:

Douay-Rheims 1899

Keep ye my ordinances and my judgments, and do not any of these abominations: neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you.

Free Bible Version

You, however, must do what I tell you and keep my rules. You must not do any of these disgusting acts, whether an Israelite or a foreigner living among you.

Geneva Bible 1599

Ye shall keepe therefore mine ordinances, and my iudgements, and commit none of these abominations, aswell hee that is of the same countrey, as the straunger that soiourneth among you.

King James (Authorized) Version

Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:

One Unity Resource Bible

You therefore shall keep my regulations and my judgments, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the native-born, nor the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you; (LY: Maftir ·Conclusion·)

Translation for Translators

You must all obey my laws and decrees. That includes you people who were born here and the foreigners who live among you.

Unlocked Literal Bible

You, therefore, must keep my commandments and decrees, and you must not do any of these detestable things, neither the native-born Israelite nor the foreigner who lives among you.

Noah Webster Bible

Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you.

World English Bible

You therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the native-born, nor the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you

Young's Literal Translation

and ye — ye have kept My statutes and My judgments, and do not [any] of all these abominations, the native and the sojourner who is sojourning in your midst,

Context

Unlawful Sexual Relations

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.

Summary

In Leviticus 18:26, God instructs the Israelites to keep His statutes and ordinances, warning them not to defile themselves by engaging in the abominable practices of the nations they are displacing. This verse underscores the importance of obedience to God's commands and the need for His people to remain separate from the sinful practices of the surrounding cultures. By following God's laws, the Israelites demonstrate their commitment to holiness and their unique relationship with the Lord. The verse serves as a reminder of the call to live in accordance with God's standards and to avoid the moral corruption of the world.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments,.... Before observed to them, whether of a ceremonial nature, and enjoined them according to his sovereign will and pleasure; or of a moral nature, and founded in justice and equity, and so worthy of their regard, and obligatory upon them; as well as in their own nature they recommended themselves to their regard, as being the reverse of those loathsome and abominable things before dehorted from: and shall not commit any of these abominations; such as incest, adultery, idolatry, and bestiality, which are in themselves abominable things, execrable to God, and to be detested by men: neither any of your own nation; that belonged to any of their own tribes, or should be born to them in the land of Canaan when they came thither, and were properly natives of it: nor any stranger that sojourneth among you; any proselyte, and especially a proselyte of righteousness, who conformed to the Jewish religion, and had laid himself under obligation to do everything that was binding upon an Israelite.