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Leviticus 18:30 Explained in Context
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Verse 30. 30Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
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Quick Meaning
This verse closes by commanding Israel not to reproduce the prohibited customs.
The chapter closes by charging the land itself
This verse is one part of that explanation in Leviticus 18:24-30. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Leviticus 18:24-30
Read through 18:24-30 and watch how each actor, material, status, or command relates. Leviticus 18:30 closes by commanding Israel not to reproduce the prohibited customs; the whole unit establishes this: The text says the named practices defiled prior nations and land, warns that the land can expel Israel too, and applies the prohibition to natives and resident outsiders.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Leviticus places this unit within the sexual and kinship boundary sequence framed by Egypt, Canaan, covenant practice, Molech, land defilement, and warning. Its particular contribution is: The text says the named practices defiled prior nations and land, warns that the land can expel Israel too, and applies the prohibition to natives and resident outsiders. Within that movement, this verse closes by commanding Israel not to reproduce the prohibited customs.
What Remains True
Closes by commanding Israel not to reproduce the prohibited customs. Within Leviticus 18:24-30, this contributes to the larger claim that the text says the named practices defiled prior nations and land, warns that the land can expel Israel too, and applies the prohibition to natives and resident outsiders.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Leviticus 18:24-30 — Defilement, land expulsion, and communal accountability close the chapterSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Leviticus 18:24-30, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Leviticus
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NET Bible: Leviticus with translators' notes
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Exact location: NET Bible Leviticus PDF, complete PDF pp. 1-99, translation and translator notes for 18:24-30
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