They served him by himself, the brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews, for that is detestable to Egyptians.

They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.

you should answer, “Your servants have tended livestock from our boyhood on, just as our fathers did.” Then you will be allowed to settle in the region of Goshen, for all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.’

you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ in order that you may dwell in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”

But Moses said, ‘That would not be right. The sacrifices we offer the  Lord our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. And if we offer sacrifices that are detestable in their eyes, will they not stone us?

But Moses said, “It would not be right to do so, for the offerings we shall sacrifice to the  Lord our God are an abomination to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice offerings abominable to the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not stone us?

‘“Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.

You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.

But you must keep my decrees and my laws. The native-born and the foreigners residing among you must not do any of these detestable things,

But you shall keep my statutes and my rules and do none of these abominations, either the native or the stranger who sojourns among you

for all these things were done by the people who lived in the land before you, and the land became defiled.

(for the people of the land, who were before you, did all of these abominations, so that the land became unclean),

‘“Everyone who does any of these detestable things – such persons must be cut off from their people.

For everyone who does any of these abominations, the persons who do them shall be cut off from among their people.

Keep my requirements and do not follow any of the detestable customs that were practised before you came and do not defile yourselves with them. I am the  Lord your God.”’

So keep my charge never to practice any of these abominable customs that were practiced before you, and never to make yourselves unclean by them: I am the  Lord your God.”

‘“If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

The images of their gods you are to burn in the fire. Do not covet the silver and gold on them, and do not take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it, for it is detestable to the  Lord your God.

The carved images of their gods you shall burn with fire. You shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, lest you be ensnared by it, for it is an abomination to the  Lord your God.

Do not bring a detestable thing into your house or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. Regard it as vile and utterly detest it, for it is set apart for destruction.

And you shall not bring an abominable thing into your house and become devoted to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest and abhor it, for it is devoted to destruction.

You must not worship the  Lord your God in their way, because in worshipping their gods, they do all kinds of detestable things the  Lord hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.

You shall not worship the  Lord your God in that way, for every abominable thing that the  Lord hates they have done for their gods, for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods.

then you must enquire, probe and investigate it thoroughly. And if it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done among you,

then you shall inquire and make search and ask diligently. And behold, if it be true and certain that such an abomination has been done among you,

Do not eat any detestable thing.

“You shall not eat any abomination.

Do not sacrifice to the  Lord your God an ox or a sheep that has any defect or flaw in it, for that would be detestable to him.

“You shall not sacrifice to the  Lord your God an ox or a sheep in which is a blemish, any defect whatever, for that is an abomination to the  Lord your God.

and this has been brought to your attention, then you must investigate it thoroughly. If it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done in Israel,

and it is told you and you hear of it, then you shall inquire diligently, and if it is true and certain that such an abomination has been done in Israel,

When you enter the land the  Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there.

“When you come into the land that the  Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations.

Anyone who does these things is detestable to the  Lord; because of these same detestable practices the  Lord your God will drive out those nations before you.

for whoever does these things is an abomination to the  Lord. And because of these abominations the  Lord your God is driving them out before you.

Otherwise, they will teach you to follow all the detestable things they do in worshipping their gods, and you will sin against the  Lord your God.

that they may not teach you to do according to all their abominable practices that they have done for their gods, and so you sin against the  Lord your God.

A woman must not wear men’s clothing, nor a man wear women’s clothing, for the  Lord your God detests anyone who does this.

“A woman shall not wear a man’s garment, nor shall a man put on a woman’s cloak for whoever does these things is an abomination to the  Lord your God.

You must not bring the earnings of a female prostitute or of a male prostitute into the house of the  Lord your God to pay any vow, because the  Lord your God detests them both.

You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of the  Lord your God in payment for any vow, for both of these are an abomination to the  Lord your God.

then her first husband, who divorced her, is not allowed to marry her again after she has been defiled. That would be detestable in the eyes of the  Lord. Do not bring sin upon the land the  Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.

then her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination before the  Lord. And you shall not bring sin upon the land that the  Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance.

For the  Lord your God detests anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly.

For all who do such things, all who act dishonestly are an abomination to the  Lord your God.

‘Cursed is anyone who makes an idol – a thing detestable to the  Lord, the work of skilled hands – and sets it up in secret.’
Then all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

“‘Cursed be the man who makes a carved or cast metal image, an abomination to the  Lord, a thing made by the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ And all the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’

You saw among them their detestable images and idols of wood and stone, of silver and gold.

And you have seen their detestable things, their idols of wood and stone, of silver and gold, which were among them.

They made him jealous with their foreign gods
and angered him with their detestable idols.

They stirred him to jealousy with strange gods;
with abominations they provoked him to anger.

He followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molek the detestable god of the Ammonites.

For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab, and for Molek the detestable god of the Ammonites.

Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites, on the mountain east of Jerusalem.

There were even male shrine-prostitutes in the land; the people engaged in all the detestable practices of the nations the  Lord had driven out before the Israelites.

and there were also male cult prostitutes in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations that the  Lord drove out before the people of Israel.

He followed the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, engaging in the detestable practices of the nations the  Lord had driven out before the Israelites.

but he walked in the way of the kings of Israel. He even burned his son as an offering, according to the despicable practices of the nations whom the  Lord drove out before the people of Israel.

He did evil in the eyes of the  Lord, following the detestable practices of the nations the  Lord had driven out before the Israelites.

And he did what was evil in the sight of the  Lord, according to the despicable practices of the nations whom the  Lord drove out before the people of Israel.

‘Manasseh king of Judah has committed these detestable sins. He has done more evil than the Amorites who preceded him and has led Judah into sin with his idols.

“Because Manasseh king of Judah has committed these abominations and has done things more evil than all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has made Judah also to sin with his idols,

The king also desecrated the high places that were east of Jerusalem on the south of the Hill of Corruption – the ones Solomon king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the vile goddess of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the vile god of Moab, and for Molek the detestable god of the people of Ammon.

And the king defiled the high places that were east of Jerusalem, to the south of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

Furthermore, Josiah got rid of the mediums and spiritists, the household gods, the idols and all the other detestable things seen in Judah and Jerusalem. This he did to fulfil the requirements of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had discovered in the temple of the  Lord.

Moreover, Josiah put away the mediums and the necromancers and the household gods and the idols and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might establish the words of the law that were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the  Lord.

When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage. He removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns he had captured in the hills of Ephraim. He repaired the altar of the  Lord that was in front of the portico of the  Lord’s temple.

As soon as Asa heard these words, the prophecy of Azariah the son of Oded, he took courage and put away the detestable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities that he had taken in the hill country of Ephraim, and he repaired the altar of the  Lord that was in front of the vestibule of the house of the  Lord.

He burned sacrifices in the Valley of Ben Hinnom and sacrificed his children in the fire, engaging in the detestable practices of the nations that the  Lord had driven out before the Israelites.

and he made offerings in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom and burned his sons as an offering, according to the abominations of the nations whom the  Lord drove out before the people of Israel.

He did evil in the eyes of the  Lord, following the detestable practices of the nations the  Lord had driven out before the Israelites.

And he did what was evil in the sight of the  Lord, according to the abominations of the nations whom the  Lord drove out before the people of Israel.

Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the territory belonging to the Israelites, and he made all who were present in Israel serve the  Lord their God. As long as he lived, they did not fail to follow the  Lord, the God of their ancestors.

And Josiah took away all the abominations from all the territory that belonged to the people of Israel and made all who were present in Israel serve the  Lord their God. All his days they did not turn away from following the  Lord, the God of their fathers.

The other events of Jehoiakim’s reign, the detestable things he did and all that was found against him, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. And Jehoiachin his son succeeded him as king.

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and the abominations that he did, and what was found against him, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.

Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people became more and more unfaithful, following all the detestable practices of the nations and defiling the temple of the  Lord, which he had consecrated in Jerusalem.

All the officers of the priests and the people likewise were exceedingly unfaithful, following all the abominations of the nations. And they polluted the house of the  Lord that he had made holy in Jerusalem.

After these things had been done, the leaders came to me and said, ‘The people of Israel, including the priests and the Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the neighbouring peoples with their detestable practices, like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians and Amorites.

After these things had been done, the officials approached me and said, “The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands with their abominations, from the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

you gave through your servants the prophets when you said: “The land you are entering to possess is a land polluted by the corruption of its peoples. By their detestable practices they have filled it with their impurity from one end to the other.

which you commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land that you are entering, to take possession of it, is a land impure with the impurity of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations that have filled it from end to end with their uncleanness.

Shall we then break your commands again and intermarry with the peoples who commit such detestable practices? Would you not be angry enough with us to destroy us, leaving us no remnant or survivor?

shall we break your commandments again and intermarry with the peoples who practice these abominations? Would you not be angry with us until you consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor any to escape?

You have taken from me my closest friends
and have made me repulsive to them.
I am confined and cannot escape;

You have caused my companions to shun me;
you have made me a horror to them.
I am shut in so that I cannot escape;

For the  Lord detests the perverse
but takes the upright into his confidence.

for the devious person is an abomination to the  Lord,
but the upright are in his confidence.

There are six things the  Lord hates,
seven that are detestable to him:

There are six things that the  Lord hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:

My mouth speaks what is true,
for my lips detest wickedness.

for my mouth will utter truth;
wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

The  Lord detests dishonest scales,
but accurate weights find favour with him.

A false balance is an abomination to the  Lord,
but a just weight is his delight.

The  Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,
but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.

Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the  Lord,
but those of blameless ways are his delight.

The  Lord detests lying lips,
but he delights in people who are trustworthy.

Lying lips are an abomination to the  Lord,
but those who act faithfully are his delight.

A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
but fools detest turning from evil.

A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.

The  Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the  Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.

The  Lord detests the way of the wicked,
but he loves those who pursue righteousness.

The way of the wicked is an abomination to the  Lord,
but he loves him who pursues righteousness.

The  Lord detests the thoughts of the wicked,
but gracious words are pure in his sight.

The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the  Lord,
but gracious words are pure.

The  Lord detests all the proud of heart.
Be sure of this: they will not go unpunished.

Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the  Lord;
be assured, he will not go unpunished.

Kings detest wrongdoing,
for a throne is established through righteousness.

It is an abomination to kings to do evil,
for the throne is established by righteousness.

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent –
the  Lord detests them both.

He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous
are both alike an abomination to the  Lord.

Differing weights and differing measures –
the  Lord detests them both.

Unequal weights and unequal measures
are both alike an abomination to the  Lord.

The  Lord detests differing weights,
and dishonest scales do not please him.

Unequal weights are an abomination to the  Lord,
and false scales are not good.

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable –
how much more so when brought with evil intent!

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
how much more when he brings it with evil intent.