23. The nations I am chasing out did these disgusting things, and I hated them for it, so don't follow their example.
24. I am the Lord your God, and I have promised you their land that is rich with milk and honey. I have chosen you to be different from other people.
25. That's why you must make a difference between animals and birds that I have said are clean and unclean—this will keep you from becoming disgusting to me.