Leviticus 18:3
After the doings of the Land of Egypt, wherein ye have dwelt, shall ye not do; and after the doings of the land of Canaan whither I am bringing you, shall ye not do; and in their customs shall ye not walk.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God.
4My ordinances shall ye do, and my statutes shall ye keep, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God.
Cross References
Leviticus 18:24Do not defile yourselves through any of these things.; for through all these have become defiled the nations which I cast out before you:
Deuteronomy 12:4Ye shall not do so unto the Lord your God;
Deuteronomy 29:17(29:16) And ye saw their abominations, and their idols, of wood and stone, silver and gold, which they had with them:)
Jeremiah 10:2Thus hath said the Lord, Do not habituate yourselves on the way of the nations, and at the signs of the heavens be ye not dismayed; although the nations should be dismayed at them.
Ezekiel 23:8But also her lewdness from Egypt forsook she not; for they had lain with her in her youth, and they had touched her virgin bosom, and had lavished their lewd caresses on her.
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 →