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Leviticus 18:2
Leviticus 18:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God.
- New International Version (NIV)“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, I am the Lord your God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God.
Context of Leviticus 18:2
1And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am Jehovah your God. 3After 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 customs. 4Mine ordinances shall ye do and my statutes shall ye observe to walk therein: I am Jehovah your God.
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דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Leviticus 18:2
- Leviticus 18:4Mine ordinances shall ye do and my statutes shall ye observe to walk therein: I am Jehovah your God.
- Leviticus 11:44For I am Jehovah your God; and ye shall hallow yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy; and ye shall not make yourselves unclean through any manner of crawling thing which creepeth on the earth.
- Leviticus 19:3Ye shall reverence every man his mother, and his father, and my sabbaths shall ye keep: I am Jehovah your God.
- Leviticus 20:7Hallow yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am Jehovah your God.
- Genesis 17:7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to thee, and to thy seed after thee.
- Exodus 6:7And I will take you to me for a people, and will be your God; and ye shall know that I, Jehovah your God, am he who bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
- Exodus 20:2I am Jehovah thy God, who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- Psalms 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, the people that he hath chosen for his inheritance!
- Ezekiel 20:5and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up my hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up my hand unto them, saying, I [am] Jehovah your God,
Commentaries on Leviticus 18:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2I am, the Lord your God - The frequent repetition of this formula in these parts of the Law may be intended to keep the Israelites in mind of their covenant with Yahweh in connection with the common affairs of life, in which they might be tempted to look at legal restrictions in a mere secular light.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Many Near Eastern treaties started with the ruler's name and titles. The phrase, "I am the LORD your God," names the great king, Yahweh (LORD), and gives his title, "your God" (see also Exodus 20:2; Deuteronomy 5:6). These words briefly recalled Israel’s covenant with God and all it meant. By reminding the people they belonged to the Lord, these words demanded a response (Leviticus 11:44; 18:4–5). Chapter 18 starts and ends with these words, and they…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-302-4. I am the Lord your God--This renewed mention of the divine sovereignty over the Israelites was intended to bear particularly on some laws that were widely different from the social customs that obtained both in Egypt and Canaan; for the enormities, which the laws enumerated in this chapter were intended to put down, were freely practised or publicly sanctioned in both of those countries; and, indeed, the extermination of the ancient Canaanites is…Read the comment
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- 1. Leviticus 18:2 18.2 Elohim ↩
Commentaries on Leviticus 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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