Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

You are not to defile the land where you will be living, because I'm living among you. I am the LORD, who lives in Israel."

New American Standard Bible

You shall not defile the land in which you live, in the midst of which I dwell; for I the Lord am dwelling in the midst of the sons of Israel.’”

King James Version

Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.

Holman Bible

Do not make the land unclean where you live and where I reside; for I, Yahweh, reside among the Israelites.”

A Conservative Version

And thou shall not defile the land which ye inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell, for I, LORD, dwell in the midst of the sons of Israel.

American Standard Version

And thou shalt not defile the land which ye inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell: for I, Jehovah, dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.

Amplified

You shall not defile the land in which you live, in the midst of which I live, for I, the Lord, live among the people of Israel.’”

Bible in Basic English

Do not make unclean the land where you are living and in which is my House: for I the Lord am present among the children of Israel.

Darby Translation

And ye shall not defile the land that ye inhabit, in the midst whereof I dwell; for I am Jehovah who dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.

Julia Smith Translation

And thou shalt not defile the land which ye shall dwell upon it, which I dwell in the midst of it: for I Jehovah dwell in the midst of the sons of Israel

King James 2000

Defile not therefore the land which you shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.

Lexham Expanded Bible

You will not defile the land on which you [are] living because I [am] living in the midst of it; I am Yahweh; I [am] living in the midst of the {Israelites}.'"

Modern King James verseion

So do not defile the land which you shall inhabit, in which I dwell. For I Jehovah dwell among the sons of Israel.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Defile not therefore the land which ye inhabit, and in the midst of which I also dwell, for I am the LORD which dwell among the children of Israel.'"

NET Bible

Therefore do not defile the land that you will inhabit, in which I live, for I the Lord live among the Israelites."

New Heart English Bible

You shall not defile the land which you inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell: for I, the LORD, dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.'"

The Emphasized Bible

thou must not then make unclean the land wherein, ye, are dwelling, in the midst of which, I, have my habitation; for, I, - Yahweh, am making my habitation in the midst of the sons of Israel.

Webster

Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, in which I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.

World English Bible

You shall not defile the land which you inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell: for I, Yahweh, dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.'"

Youngs Literal Translation

and ye defile not the land in which ye are dwelling, in the midst of which I do tabernacle, for I Jehovah do tabernacle in the midst of the sons of Israel.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
טמא 
Tame' 
Usage: 162

not therefore the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

תּוך 
Tavek 
Usage: 419

I dwell
שׁכן 
Shakan 
Usage: 128

for I the Lord

Usage: 0

שׁכן 
Shakan 
Usage: 128

תּוך 
Tavek 
Usage: 419

References

Context Readings

Cities Of Refuge

33 You are not to pollute the land where you live, because blood defiles the land, and the land cannot atone for blood that has been spilled on it, except through the blood of the one who spilled it. 34 You are not to defile the land where you will be living, because I'm living among you. I am the LORD, who lives in Israel."



Cross References

Numbers 5:3

Whether male or female, send them outside the camp so that they won't defile their camp, because I live among them."

Exodus 25:8

Let them make a sanctuary for me so I may live among them.

Exodus 29:45-46

I'll live among the Israelis, and I'll be their God.

Leviticus 18:24-25

"You are not to defile yourselves by doing any of these things, since all of these nations that I'm casting out before you have defiled themselves this way.

Leviticus 20:24-26

But I've promised you that you'll inherit the land that I'm about to give you as your permanent possession a land flowing with milk and honey.

1 Kings 6:13

I will reside among the Israelis and will never abandon my people Israel."

Psalm 132:14

"This is my resting place forever. Here I will live, because I desire to do so.

Psalm 135:21

Blessed be the LORD from Zion, he who lives in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

Isaiah 8:12

"Don't call conspiracy everything that this people calls conspiracy, and don't fear what they fear, or live in terror.

Isaiah 57:15

"For this is what the high and lofty One says, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "He lives in the height and in holiness, and also with the one who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Hosea 9:3

They will not live in the LORD's land Ephraim will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean food in Assyria.

2 Corinthians 6:16-17

What agreement can a temple of God make with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said: "I will live and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people."

Revelation 21:3

I heard a loud voice from the throne say, "See, the tent of God is among humans! He will make his home with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them, and he will be their God.

Revelation 21:27

Nothing unclean, or anyone who does anything detestable, and no one who tells lies will ever enter it. Only those whose names are written in the lamb's Book of Life will enter it.

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