Lexicon :: Strong's H8441 - tôʿēḇâ

They served him by himself, his brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who were eating with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews, since that is detestable to them.

“you are to say, ‘Your servants, both we and our ancestors, have raised livestock[fn] from our youth until now.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to Egyptians.”

But Moses said, “It would not be right[fn] to do that, because what we will sacrifice to the LORD our God is detestable to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice what the Egyptians detest in front of them, won’t they stone us?

“You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman; it is detestable.

“But you are to keep my statutes and ordinances. You must not commit any of these detestable acts ​— ​not the native or the alien who resides among you.

“Any person who does any of these detestable practices is to be cut off from his people.

“If a man sleeps with a man as with a woman, they have both committed a detestable act. They must be put to death; their death is their own fault.

“Burn up the carved images of their gods. Don’t covet the silver and gold on the images and take it for yourself, or else you will be ensnared by it, for it is detestable to the LORD your God.

“You must not do the same to the LORD your God, because they practice every detestable act, which the LORD hates, for their gods. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.

“you are to inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. If the report turns out to be true that this detestable act has been done among you,

“You must not eat any detestable thing.

“Do not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or sheep with a defect or any serious flaw, for that is detestable to the LORD your God.

“and if you are told or hear about it, then investigate it thoroughly. If the report turns out to be true that this detestable act has been done in Israel,

“When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable customs of those nations.

“Everyone who does these acts is detestable to the LORD, and the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you because of these detestable acts.

“so that they won’t teach you to do all the detestable acts they do for their gods, and you sin against the LORD your God.

“A woman is not to wear male clothing, and a man is not to put on a woman’s garment, for everyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.

“Do not bring a female prostitute’s wages or a male prostitute’s[fn] earnings into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the LORD your God.

“the first husband who sent her away may not marry her again after she has been defiled, because that would be detestable to the LORD. You must not bring guilt on the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

“For everyone who does such things and acts unfairly is detestable to the LORD your God.

“‘The person who makes a carved idol or cast image, which is detestable to the LORD, the work of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret is cursed.’

And all the people will reply, ‘Amen! ’

They provoked his jealousy with different gods;

they enraged him with detestable practices.

there were even male cult prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had dispossessed before the Israelites.

but walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. He even sacrificed his son in the fire,[fn] imitating the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had dispossessed before the Israelites.

He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, imitating the detestable practices of the nations that the LORD had dispossessed before the Israelites.

“Since King Manasseh of Judah has committed all these detestable acts ​— ​worse evil than the Amorites who preceded him had done ​— ​and by means of his idols has also caused Judah to sin,

The king also defiled the high places that were across from Jerusalem, to the south of the Mount of Destruction, which King Solomon of Israel had built for Ashtoreth, the abhorrent idol of the Sidonians; for Chemosh, the abhorrent idol of Moab; and for Milcom, the detestable idol of the Ammonites.

He burned incense in Ben Hinnom Valley and burned his children in[fn] the fire, imitating the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had dispossessed before the Israelites.

He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, imitating the detestable practices of the nations that the LORD had dispossessed before the Israelites.

So Josiah removed everything that was detestable from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required all who were present in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

The rest of the deeds of Jehoiakim, the detestable actions he committed, and what was found against him, are written in the Book of Israel’s Kings. His son Jehoiachin became king in his place.

All the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, imitating all the detestable practices of the nations, and they defiled the LORD’s temple that he had consecrated in Jerusalem.

After these things had been done, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the surrounding peoples whose detestable practices are like those of the Canaanites, Hethites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.

you gave through your servants the prophets, saying, “The land you are entering to possess is an impure land. The surrounding peoples have filled it from end to end with their uncleanness by their impurity and detestable practices.

should we break your commands again and intermarry with the peoples who commit these detestable practices? Wouldn’t you become so angry with us that you would destroy us, leaving neither remnant nor survivor?

You have distanced my friends from me;

you have made me repulsive to them.

I am shut in and cannot go out.

for the devious are detestable to the LORD,

but he is a friend[fn] to the upright.

The LORD hates six things;

in fact, seven are detestable to him:

“For my mouth tells the truth,

and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

Dishonest scales are detestable to the LORD,

but an accurate weight is his delight.

Those with twisted minds are detestable to the LORD,

but those with blameless conduct are his delight.

Lying lips are detestable to the LORD,

but faithful people are his delight.

Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste,

but to turn from evil is detestable to fools.

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD,

but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

The LORD detests the plans of the one who is evil,

but pleasant words are pure.

Everyone with a proud heart is detestable to the LORD;

be assured,[fn] he will not go unpunished.