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Leviticus 17:7

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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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  1. 1 Corinthians 10:20Rank 1 from verse 7
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    20But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

  2. Exodus 34:15Rank 2 from verse 7
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    15Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;

  3. 2 Chronicles 11:15Rank 3 from verse 7
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    15And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

  4. Deuteronomy 32:17Rank 4 from verse 7
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    17They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.

  5. Psalms 106:37Rank 5 from verse 7
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    37Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,

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Leviticus 17:7

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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sacrifices

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Sense 1: Offerings presented to God. Sense 2: Acts of presenting such offerings or things devoted to God.

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

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gone

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Departed, went away, passed, or advanced to another place or condition.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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for ever

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1. Without end; for all time. 2. Continually or permanently throughout the duration in view.

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ever

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At any time; always or continually; throughout all time or for ever.

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throughout

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Through every part, place, member, or extent of; all over; during or from beginning to end of the whole stated area, group, or period.

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generations

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Plural form of generation (offspring, a family line, people of one age, or the period of a lifetime).

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6And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the Lord.

7And 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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8¶ And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice,

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