Leviticus

Leviticus 20:23

²³You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must not	וְלֹ֤א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
follow	תֵֽלְכוּ֙	ṯê·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
the statutes	בְּחֻקֹּ֣ת	bə·ḥuq·qōṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
of the nations	הַגּ֔וֹי	hag·gō·w	Article; Noun - masculine singular	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	מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם	mip·pə·nê·ḵem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
Because	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they did	עָשׂ֔וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
these things	אֵ֙לֶּה֙	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
I abhorred	וָאָקֻ֖ץ	wā·’ā·quṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H6973 feel a loathing, abhorrence, sickening dread
them	בָּֽם׃	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.