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# defile, be defiled, desecrate
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## Definition
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The terms "defile" and "be defiled" refer to becoming polluted or dirty, especially in a moral sense in relation to God.
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* God warned the Israelites to not defile themselves by eating or touching things that he had declared as "unclean" and "unholy."
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* God also gave them laws to follow that would help them avoid sexual sins that would "defile" them, making them unacceptable to God.
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* In the New Testament, Jesus taught that it is a person's sinful thoughts and actions that defile him.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* The term "defile" can also be translated as "cause to be morally unclean" or "make unrighteous."
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* To "be defiled" could be translated as "become unclean" or "be morally unacceptable
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