Leviticus 18:3 - The Scriptures 1998

³ ‘Do not do as they do in the land of Mitsrayim, where you dwelt. And do not do as they do in the land of Kenaʽ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ You shall not do as was done in the land of Egypt in which you dwelt, nor shall you do as is done in the land of Canaan to which I am bringing you; neither shall you walk in their statutes.

American Standard Version (1901)

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 statutes.

Common English Bible

³ You must not do things like they are done in the land of Egypt, where you used to live. And you must not do things like they are done in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You must not follow the practices of those places.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ You shall not act according to the custom of the land of Egypt, in which you have lived; nor shall you behave according to the habit of the region of Canaan, into which I will lead you; neither shall you walk in their ordinances.

Leviticus 18:3 Cross References

2 Kings 17:8

and walked in the laws of the gentiles whom יהוה  had dispossessed from before the children of Yisra’ĕ

Psalm 106:35

But mixed with the gentiles And learned their works,

Exodus 23:24

“Do not bow down to their mighty ones, nor serve them, nor do according to their works, but without fail overthrow them and without fail break down their pillars.

Ezekiel 23:8

“And she did not forsake her whorings from Mitsrayim, for in her youth they had lain with her, and they squeezed her maiden nipples, and poured out their whorings on her.

Leviticus 20:23

‘And do not walk in the laws of the nation which I am driving out before you, for they do all these, and therefore I loathed them.

Romans 12:2

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you prove what is that good and well-pleasing and perfect desire of Elohim.

Deuteronomy 12:4

“Do not do so to יהוה  your Elohim,

Deuteronomy 29:17

and you saw their abominations and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were with them,

Deuteronomy 9:4

“Do not think in your heart, after יהוה  your Elohim has driven them out before you, saying, ‘Because of my righteousness יהוה  has brought me in to possess this land.’ But it is because of the wrong of these nations that יהוה  is driving them out from before you.