Deuteronomy 18:9

¶ When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

When thou art come {H935} into the land {H776} which the LORD {H3068} thy God {H430} giveth {H5414} thee, thou shalt not learn {H3925} to do {H6213} after the abominations {H8441} of those nations {H1471}.

"When you enter the land ADONAI your God is giving you, you are not to learn how to follow the abominable practices of those nations.

When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable ways of the nations there.

When thou art come into the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • Deuteronomy 12:29

    When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land;

  • Deuteronomy 12:31

    Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.

  • Leviticus 18:26

    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:

  • Leviticus 18:27

    (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which [were] before you, and the land is defiled;)

  • Leviticus 18:30

    Therefore 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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