Leviticus 18:3
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, am bringing you in, shall ye not do, And, in their statutes, shall ye not walk:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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In Context
2Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them,—I—Yahweh, am your God:—
Cross References
Leviticus 18:24Do not make yourselves unclean in any of these things,—For in all these things, have the nations made themselves unclean, whom, I, am sending out from before you.
Deuteronomy 12:4Ye must not do thus unto Yahweh your God;
Deuteronomy 29:17and ye saw their disgusting images, and their manufactured gods,—the wood and the stone, the silver and the gold that are with them.)
Jeremiah 10:2Thus, saith Yahweh—Unto the way of the nations, become not ye accustomed, Nor at the signs of the heavens, be ye dismayed,—Because the nations are dismayed at them.
Ezekiel 23:8And, her unchaste doings from the time she was in Egypt, had she not forsaken, For with her, had they lain in her youth, Yea they had pressed her virgin bosoms,- and had poured out their unchastity upon her.
Ephesians 5:7Do not, then, become co-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 →