Leviticus 18:2
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: I am the LORD your God.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.
In Context
1And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
Cross References
Genesis 17:7And I will establish My covenant between Me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.
Exodus 20:2I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Leviticus 18:4Mine ordinances shall ye do, and My statutes shall ye keep, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:3Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and ye shall keep My sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:34The stranger that sojourneth with you shall be unto you as the home-born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 20:23And ye shall not walk in the customs of the nation, which I am casting out before you; for they did all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 18:2-6
Cautions against Idolatrous Practices. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God. 3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. 4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God. 5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my… Read the whole commentary →