After the [a]doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the manner of the land of Canaan, whither I will bring you, shall ye not do, neither walk in their ordinances.

But do after my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God.

Ye shall keep therefore my statutes, and my judgments, (A)which if a man do, he shall then live in them: [b]I am the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 18:3 Ye shall preserve yourselves from these abominations following, which the Egyptians and Canaanites use.
  2. Leviticus 18:5 And therefore ye ought to serve me alone, as my people.

You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their practices.(A) You must obey my laws(B) and be careful to follow my decrees.(C) I am the Lord your God.(D) Keep my decrees and laws,(E) for the person who obeys them will live by them.(F) I am the Lord.

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