Leviticus

Leviticus 18:24

²⁴Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
defile	תִּֽטַּמְּא֖וּ	tiṭ·ṭam·mə·’ū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2930 be or become unclean
yourselves by any	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of these practices	אֵ֑לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
by all	בְכָל־	ḇə·ḵāl-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
these things	אֵ֙לֶּה֙	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
the nations	הַגּוֹיִ֔ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am driving out	מְשַׁלֵּ֖חַ	mə·šal·lê·aḥ	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H7971 send
before you	מִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃	mip·pə·nê·ḵem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
have defiled themselves	נִטְמְא֣וּ	niṭ·mə·’ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2930 be or become unclean

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