Leviticus 18:3
according to the work of the land of Egypt in which ye have dwelt ye do not, and according to the work of the land of Canaan whither I am bringing you in, ye do not, and in their statutes ye walk not.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, I [am] Jehovah your God;
4'My judgments ye do, and My statutes ye keep, to walk in them; I [am] Jehovah your God;
Cross References
Leviticus 18:24'Ye are not defiled with all these, for with all these have the nations been defiled which I am sending away from before you;
Deuteronomy 12:4'Ye do not do so to Jehovah your God;
Deuteronomy 29:17and ye see their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which [are] with them,
Jeremiah 10:2Thus said Jehovah: Unto the way of the nations accustom not yourselves, And by the signs of the heavens be not affrighted, For the nations are affrighted by them.
Ezekiel 23:8And her whoredoms out of Egypt she hath not forsaken, For with her they lay in her youth, And they dealt with the loves of her virginity, And they pour out their whoredoms on her.
Ephesians 5:7become not, then, partakers 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 →