Leviticus 18:30
18:30 You must obey my charge to not practice any of the abominable statutes 1 that have been done before you, so that you do not 2 defile yourselves by them. I am the Lord your God.’”
Leviticus 20:23
20:23 You must not walk in the statutes of the nation 3 which I am about to drive out before you, because they have done all these things and I am filled with disgust against them.
1 tn Heb “to not do from the statutes of the detestable acts.”
2 tn Heb “and you will not.” The Hebrew conjunction ו (vav, “and”) can be considered to have resultative force here.
3 tc One medieval Hebrew ms, Smr, and all the major ancient versions have the plural “nations.” Some English versions retain the singular (e.g., KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV); others have the plural “nations” (e.g., NAB, NIV) and still others translate as “people” (e.g., TEV, NLT).