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Leviticus 17:7

They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.’

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ASV

And they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices unto the he-goats, after which they play the harlot. This shall be a statute forever unto them throughout their generations.

KJV

And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
יִזְבְּח֥וּyiz.be.Chuthey will sacrificeH2076 →
עוֹד֙'OdagainH5750 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
זִבְחֵיהֶ֔םziv.chei.Hemsacrifices theirH2077 →
לַשְּׂעִירִ֕םla.se.'i.Rimto the goat idolsH8163 →
אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
הֵ֥םhemtheyH1992 →
זֹנִ֖יםzo.Nim[are] prostituting themselvesH2181 →
אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.Hemafter themH310 →
חֻקַּ֥תchu.Kata statute ofH2708 →
עוֹלָ֛םo.LamperpetuityH5769 →
תִּֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-it will beH1961 →
זֹּ֥אתzotthisH2063 →
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemfor <the> them
לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.Tamto generations theirH1755 →

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1 Corinthians 10:20No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.Exodus 34:15Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices.Deuteronomy 32:17They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear.2 Chronicles 11:15And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made.Leviticus 3:17This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”Psalms 106:37They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.Psalms 106:39They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.Ezekiel 23:3and they played in Egypt, prostituting themselves from their youth. Their breasts were fondled there, and their virgin bosoms caressed.Amos 5:25Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?Revelation 9:20Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.Leviticus 20:5then I will set My face against that man and his family and cut off from among their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech.Deuteronomy 31:16And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them.Ezekiel 23:8She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin bosom, and poured out their lust upon her.Revelation 17:1–5Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.Exodus 22:20If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.Exodus 32:8How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it. They have sacrificed to it and said, ‘These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”Exodus 28:43Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.Ezekiel 20:7And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’

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About Leviticus

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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