They lived according to the customs of the nations that the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites and according to what the kings of Israel did.
Leviticus 18:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Do not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, or follow the practices of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You must not follow their customs. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version You shall not do according to the custom of the land of Egypt, in which you dwelt: neither shall you act according to the manner of the country of Chanaan, into which I will bring you. Nor shall you walk in their ordinances. |
They lived according to the customs of the nations that the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites and according to what the kings of Israel did.
Do not bow in worship to their gods, and do not serve them. Do not imitate their practices. Instead, demolish them and smash their sacred pillars to pieces.
She didn’t give up her promiscuity that began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin nipples, and poured out their lust on her.
You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and I abhorred them.
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
You saw their abhorrent images and idols made of wood, stone, silver, and gold, which were among them.
When the Lord your God drives them out before you, do not say to yourself, “The Lord brought me in to take possession of this land because of my righteousness.” Instead, the Lord will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness.