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Version</a></span><br />lest the land vomit you out when you make it unclean, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it spewed out the nations before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that <i>were</i> before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />lest the land vomit you out also when you defile it, as it vomited out the nations that <i>were</i> before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that the land will not vomit you out should you defile it, as it has vomited out the nation which was <i>there</i> before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />so that the land will not spew you out, should you defile it, as it has spewed out the nation which has been before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />so that the land may not spew you out, should you defile it, as it has spewed out the nation which has been before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />so that the land will not vomit you out, should you defile it, as it has vomited out the nation which has been before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />[do none of these things] so that the land will not vomit you out, should you defile it, as it has vomited out the nation which has been before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it has vomited out the nations that were before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it has vomited out the nations that were before you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />that the land vomit not you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then the land won't become sick of you and vomit you up, just as it did them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />that the land vomit not you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If you make the land unclean, it will vomit you out as it has vomited out the people who were there before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and then the land will not reject you, as it rejected the pagans who lived there before you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So you are not to let the land vomit you up because of your uncleanness as it is vomiting the nations that were here before you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So do not make the land vomit you out because you defile it just as it has vomited out the nations that were before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />that the land not vomit you out also, when you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />That the land may not vomit you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nations that were before you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it spewed out the nations before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />that the land not vomit you out also, when you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the land does not vomit you out in your defiling it, as it has vomited out the nation which [is] before you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the land doth not vomit you out in your defiling it, as it hath vomited out the nation which is before you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the land shall not vomit you forth in your defiling it, as it vomited forth the nations which were before you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Beware then, lest in like manner, it vomit you also out, if you do the like things, as it vomited out the nation that was before you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, beware, lest in a similar manner, it may vomit you out as well, if you do these same things, just as it vomited out the people who were before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />otherwise the land will vomit you out also for having defiled it, just as it vomited out the nations before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />otherwise the land will vomit you out for defiling it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Do not defile the land, lest it cast you out as it cast out the nations that were before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Do not defile the land, that it will not empty you out as I emptied out the people that were from before you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />that the land vomit not you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and lest the land be aggrieved with you in your polluting it, as it was aggrieved with the nations before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/18-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=4939" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/18.htm">Unlawful Sexual Relations</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: bə·ṭam·ma·’ă·ḵem (Prep-b:: V-Piel-Inf:: 2mp) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">So if you defile</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6958.htm" title="6958: ṯā·qî (V-Hifil-Imperf-3fs) -- Spue out, vomit out, up, up again. Or qayah; a primitive root; to vomit.">it will vomit you out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/6958.htm" title="6958: qā·’āh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- Spue out, vomit out, up, up again. Or qayah; a primitive root; to vomit.">it spewed out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w (Art:: N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>Therefore anyone who commits any of these abominations must be cut off from among his people.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm">Deuteronomy 28:25</a></span><br />The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-63.htm">Deuteronomy 28:63</a></span><br />Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-28.htm">Deuteronomy 29:28</a></span><br />The LORD uprooted them from their land in His anger, rage, and great wrath, and He cast them into another land, where they are today.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-18.htm">Deuteronomy 30:18</a></span><br />I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21</a></span><br />They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18</a></span><br />So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-23.htm">2 Kings 17:23</a></span><br />Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-14.htm">2 Kings 21:14</a></span><br />So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies. And they will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-15.htm">Jeremiah 7:15</a></span><br />And I will cast you out of My presence, just as I have cast out all your brothers, all the descendants of Ephraim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Jeremiah 9:19</a></span><br />For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a></span><br />behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-17.htm">Ezekiel 36:17-18</a></span><br />“Son of man, when the people of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds. Their behavior before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman’s impurity. / So I poured out My wrath upon them because of the blood they had shed on the land, and because they had defiled it with their idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Matthew 21:43</a></span><br />Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-28.htm">Luke 13:28</a></span><br />There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-46.htm">Acts 13:46</a></span><br />Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">That the land spew not you out also, when you defile it, as it spewed out the nations that were before you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/18-25.htm">Leviticus 18:25</a></b></br> And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-22.htm">Leviticus 20:22</a></b></br> Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Jeremiah 9:19</a></b></br> For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast <i>us</i> out.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Defile</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-31.htm">Defiling</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/revelation/3-16.htm">Spew</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-25.htm">Spewed</a> <a href="/revelation/3-16.htm">Spue</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-27.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/revelation/3-16.htm">Vomit</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-25.htm">Vomited</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/18-30.htm">Defile</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-3.htm">Defiling</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-23.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-23.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-22.htm">Spew</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-34.htm">Spewed</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-22.htm">Spue</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-30.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-22.htm">Vomit</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-16.htm">Vomited</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/18-1.htm">Unlawful marriages and unlawful lusts</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So if you defile the land,</b><br>The concept of defiling the land is rooted in the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The land of Canaan was a gift from God, a holy land meant to be inhabited by a holy people. Defilement refers to the moral and spiritual corruption that comes from sin, particularly the sins listed earlier in <a href="/leviticus/18.htm">Leviticus 18</a>, such as idolatry and sexual immorality. The land is seen as a living entity that can be tainted by the actions of its inhabitants. This reflects the broader biblical theme that sin has consequences not only for individuals but also for the community and the environment.<p><b>it will vomit you out</b><br>The imagery of the land vomiting out its inhabitants is vivid and powerful, suggesting a natural and inevitable reaction to impurity. This metaphor indicates that the land itself cannot tolerate sin and will expel those who defile it. This concept is echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as in <a href="/leviticus/20-22.htm">Leviticus 20:22</a>, where the Israelites are warned again about the consequences of disobedience. The idea of the land reacting to sin underscores the seriousness of maintaining holiness and the covenant with God.<p><b>as it spewed out the nations before you.</b><br>This phrase refers to the Canaanite nations that previously inhabited the land. According to biblical history, these nations were expelled due to their abominable practices, which included idolatry and various forms of immorality. The Israelites are reminded that they are not inherently more righteous than the nations they replaced; rather, their continued occupation of the land is contingent upon their obedience to God's laws. This serves as a warning and a call to holiness, emphasizing that God's standards are consistent and that His judgment is impartial. The historical context of the conquest of Canaan, as described in the books of Joshua and Judges, provides a backdrop for understanding the gravity of this warning.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The primary audience of Leviticus, receiving God's laws through Moses.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land promised to the Israelites, which they were to enter and inhabit.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_canaanite_nations.htm">The Canaanite Nations</a></b><br>The previous inhabitants of the land, who were expelled due to their abominations.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader through whom God delivered the laws to the Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The divine lawgiver, establishing moral and ceremonial laws for His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_the_land.htm">The Sanctity of the Land</a></b><br>The land is a gift from God, and its sanctity must be preserved by living according to His commandments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Just as the Canaanites were expelled for their abominations, persistent sin leads to separation from God's blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_obedience.htm">Holiness and Obedience</a></b><br>God's people are called to live distinctively holy lives, reflecting His character and commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/corporate_responsibility.htm">Corporate Responsibility</a></b><br>The actions of individuals affect the community; thus, communal adherence to God's laws is crucial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>While God is just in punishing sin, His mercy is evident in providing laws to guide His people toward righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_constitutes_sexual_immorality.htm">What constitutes sexual immorality?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_god_displace_nations_for_israel.htm">In Exodus 23:23–31, why would a just God command the displacement of entire nations for Israel’s sake? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proof_of_divine_judgment_turning_lands_barren.htm">Psalm 107:33-34 - Is there archaeological or geological proof that fertile lands were turned into deserts or rivers dried up purely as an act of divine judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jer._3_2_say_idolatry_'polluted'.htm">Why does Jeremiah 3:2 claim the land is 'polluted' by idolatry when archaeological records provide no definitive evidence of such ecological devastation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">That the land spue not you out also.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">Lest the land vomit you out. </span>By unnecessarily translating the same word differently into "vomiteth" in <a href="/leviticus/18-25.htm" title="And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof on it, and the land itself vomits out her inhabitants.">Leviticus 18:25</a>, and "spue" here, as is done in the Authorised Version, the striking connection between the two verses is somewhat weakened.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/18-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So if you defile</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּטַֽמַּאֲכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṭam·ma·’ă·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֙רֶץ֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it will vomit you out</span><br /><span class="heb">תָקִ֤יא</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·qî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6958.htm">Strong's 6958: </a> </span><span class="str2">Spue out, vomit out, up, up again </span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it spewed out</span><br /><span class="heb">קָאָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(qā·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6958.htm">Strong's 6958: </a> </span><span class="str2">Spue out, vomit out, up, up again </span><br /><br /><span class="word">the nations</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגּ֖וֹי</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before you.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/18-28.htm">Leviticus 18:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/18-28.htm">Leviticus 18:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/18-28.htm">Leviticus 18:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/18-28.htm">Leviticus 18:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/18-28.htm">Leviticus 18:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/18-28.htm">Leviticus 18:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/18-28.htm">Leviticus 18:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/18-28.htm">Leviticus 18:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/18-28.htm">Leviticus 18:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/18-28.htm">Leviticus 18:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/18-28.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 18:28 That the land not vomit you out (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/18-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 18:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 18:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/18-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 18:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 18:29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>