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Leviticus 18:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

So don't follow the customs of Egypt where you used to live or those of Canaan where I am bringing you.

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followed the customs of the nations that the LORD had forced out of Israel, and were just as sinful as the Israelite kings.

Instead they were friendly with those foreigners and followed their customs.

Don't worship their gods or follow their customs. Instead, destroy their idols and shatter their stone images.

Once she started doing these things in Egypt, she never stopped. Men slept with her, and she was always ready for sex.

The nations I am chasing out did these disgusting things, and I hated them for it, so don't follow their example.

Don't be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him.

Don't worship the LORD your God in the way those nations worship their gods.

After the LORD helps you wipe out these nations and conquer their land, don't think he did it because you are such good people. You aren't good—you are stubborn! No, the LORD is going to help you, because the nations that live there are evil, and because he wants to keep the promise he made to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.




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