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You shall not do things like they did in Egypt, where you dwelt, nor shall you do things like they do in Canaan, where I am bringing you. You shall not do these things, nor shall you follow their ordinances.[a] You shall observe my statutes, and you shall keep my ordinances, walking in them. I am the Lord, your God. You shall keep my ordinances and my statutes. He who obeys them shall live by them. I am the Lord, your God.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 18:3 The Lord’s call to holiness explicitly and repeatedly admonishes the children of Israel from any type of pagan behavior.

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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