Leviticus 20:22-24
Amplified Bible
22 ‘Therefore keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them, so that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out [as it did those before you].(A) 23 You shall not follow the statutes (laws, practices, customs) of the nation which I am driving out before you; for they did all these things, and therefore I have loathed them. 24 But I have said to you, “You are to inherit and take possession of their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land [of plenty] [a]flowing with milk and honey.” I am the Lord your God, who has separated you from the peoples (pagan nations).
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- Leviticus 20:24 This phrase referred to the abundant fertility of the land of Canaan. Milk (typically that of goats and sheep) was associated with abundance; “honey” referred mainly to syrups made from dates or grapes and was the epitome of sweetness. Bees’ honey was very rare and was considered the choicest of foods.
Leviticus 20:22-24
New American Standard Bible
22 ‘You are therefore to keep all My statutes and all My ordinances, and do them, so that the land to which I am bringing you to [a]live will not (A)vomit you out. 23 Furthermore, you shall not [b]follow (B)the customs of the nation which I am going to drive out before you, because they did all these things; (C)therefore I have felt disgust for them. 24 So I have said to you, “(D)You are to take possession of their land, and I Myself will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am the Lord your God, who has (E)singled you out from the peoples.
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- Leviticus 20:22 Lit dwell in it
- Leviticus 20:23 Lit walk in
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