Leviticus 19:4
+ 19:4. Lev 19:4 (#2a.66): T. Not to turn to idolatry / R. Not to inquire into idolatry “‘Don’t turn to idols, + 19:4. Lev 19:4 (#2a.67): Not to make an idol for yourself or for others nor make molten deities for yourselves. I am Adonai your God.
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In The King James Version
Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 20:4+ 20:4. Ex 20:4; Deut 5:8-10 (Ex 20:3-6) (#2a.61): Not to make a graven image nor to have one made for yourself by another “You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Exodus 32:4He received what they handed him, and fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it a molten calf; and they said, “These are your deities, Israel [God prevails], which brought you up out of the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery].”
Leviticus 11:44For I am Adonai your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. + 11:44. Lev 11:44 (Lev 11:43-45, 11:44-45) (#3.210): T. Not to eat things that swarm upon the ground / R. Not to eat treif ·unclean· maggots R. Note: According to the Rabbis only certain “worms” are permitted for food. Worms that do not live in an isolated condition, but are found only in other substances. For instance, the maggots in meat, fruit, fish, drinking water, etc. (HuLev 67a, b) You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth. (Maftir ·Conclusion·)
Leviticus 26:1+ 26:1. Lev 26:1 (#2a.72): T. Not to set up a stone as an idol for worship / R. Not to bow down to a smooth, figured stone “‘You shall make for yourselves no idols, and you shall not raise up an engraved image or a pillar, and you shall not place any figured stone in your land, to hawa ·bow low, prostrate· to it; for I am Adonai your God.
Deuteronomy 7:25+ 7:25. Deut 7:25 (Deut 7:12-26, 7:3-5) (#10.607): T. Not to covet ·to be greedy for· the silver or gold used in idols or for idolatrous worship / R. Not to derive benefit from any object used in idolatrous worship thru coveting You shall burn the engraved images of their deities with fire. You shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourself, lest you be snared in it; for it is an abomination to Adonai your God.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 19:2-11
Ceremonial and Moral Laws. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy. 3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. 4 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the Lord your God. 5 And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord , ye shall offer it at your own will. 6 It shall be… Read the whole commentary →