 ... those abhorrent things were done by the people who were in the land before you, and the land became defiled. 28] So let not the land spew you out for defiling it, as it spewed out the nation that came before you. 29] All who do any of those abhorrent...  Impurity and Sin in Ancient Judaism - Page viby Jonathan Klawans - 2000 - 256 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | Elliot N. Dorff, Arthur I. Rosett, Jewish Theological Seminary of America - 1988 - 622 pages
...you. All who do any of those abhorrent things — such persons shall be cut off from their people. You shall keep My charge not to engage in any of the...abhorrent practices that were carried on before you, lest you defile yourselves through them: I the Lord am your God. Leviticus describes forbidden sex,... | |
 | John F. A. Sawyer - 1996 - 298 pages
...defilement is a literary intensifier of the command not to sin. An example of the intensifier use is: 'You shall keep my charge not to engage in any of...and you shall not defile yourselves through them' (18.30). Sins which involve intention, such as sexual misconduct, defile (Lev. 18.25, 27); idolatry... | |
 | Christine E. Hayes - 2002 - 324 pages
...became defiled. 28. So let not the land spew you out for defiling it, as it spewed out the nations that came before you. 29. All who do any of those...in any of the abhorrent practices that were carried out before you, and you shall not defile yourselves through them: I the Lord am your God. (emphasis... | |
 | Elliot N. Dorff - 2003 - 394 pages
...people. Furthermore, "All who do any of those abhorrent things shall be cut off from their people. You shall keep My charge not to engage in any of the...defile yourselves through them: I the Lord am your God."66 Part of what it means to be a People chosen by God as a model for others, then, is that Jews... | |
 | Rachel Lev - 2003 - 330 pages
...people. Furthermore, "All who do any of those abhorrent things shall be cut off from their people. You shall keep My charge not to engage in any of the...defile yourselves through them: I the Lord am your God."21 Part of what it means to be a People chosen by God as a model for others i:; that Jews must... | |
 | W. David Nelson - 2006 - 811 pages
...'""... the laws'" (Exod. 18:20): F. "These are the laws of sexual impropriety. As it says in Scripture, 'You shall keep My charge not to engage in any of the abhorrent practices' (Lev. 18:30). G. '""... and the teachings'" (Exod. 18:20): H. "These are decrees." 15. A. '""... and... | |
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