Leviticus 18:3
After what is done in Eretz Mitzrayim, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do; and after what is done in Eretz Kena'an, whither I bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their chukkot.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2Speak unto the Bnei Yisroel, and say unto them, I am Hashem Eloheichem.
4Ye shall do My mishpatim, and be shomer over My chukkot, to walk therein: I am Hashem Eloheichem.
Cross References
Leviticus 18:24Make not yourselves tamei in any of these things; for in all these the Goyim which I cast out before you became tamei;
Deuteronomy 12:4Ye shall not do so unto Hashem Eloheichem.
Deuteronomy 29:17Lest there should be among you ish, or isha, or mishpochah, or shevet, whose lev turneth away today from Hashem Eloheinu to go and serve the elohei hagoyim hahem (the g-ds of these Goyim); lest there should be among you a shoresh that beareth bitter poison and wormwood; + 29:17 MJ 12:15
Jeremiah 10:2Thus saith Hashem: 1 Learn not the Derech HaGoyim, 1 and be not in awe of the otot HaShomayim; 1 though the Goyim are in awe of them. 1
Ezekiel 23:8Neither did she give up her zonah harlotry brought from Mitzrayim; for in her youth they lay with her, and they caressed her betulah bosom, and poured out their zenut fornication upon her.
Ephesians 5:7Therefore, do not be shuttafim (partners) with 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 →