Leviticus 18:3

Leviticus 18:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall not walk in their statutes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)According to the doings of the land of Egypt, where you dwelt, you shall not do; and according to the doings of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you, you shall not do; nor shall you walk in their ordinances.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So do not act like the people in Egypt, where you used to live, or like the people of Canaan, where I am taking you. You must not imitate their way of life.

Context of Leviticus 18:3

1The Lord said to Moses, 2“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God. 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. 4You must obey my laws and be careful to follow my decrees. I am the Lord your God. 5Keep my decrees and laws, for the person who obeys them will live by them. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 18:3 word by word

כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֧ה אֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַ֛יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְשַׁבְתֶּם־בָּ֖הּ לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֑וּ וּכְמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֶֽרֶץ־כְּנַ֡עַן אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲנִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא אֶתְכֶ֥ם שָׁ֙מָּה֙ לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ וּבְחֻקֹּתֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֥א תֵלֵֽכוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• After the doingsמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deedH4639
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• wherein ye dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• shall ye not doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• of Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667
• whither I bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• neither shall ye walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• in their ordinancesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708

Cross-references for Leviticus 18:3

• Psalms 106:35but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.
• Ezekiel 20:7And I said to them, “Each of you, get rid of the vile images you have set your eyes on, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.”
• Ezekiel 23:8She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when during her youth men slept with her, caressed her virgin bosom and poured out their lust on her.
• Ephesians 5:7Therefore do not be partners with them.
• 1 Peter 4:2As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God.
• Leviticus 20:23You must not live according to the customs of the nations I am going to drive out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.
• Exodus 23:24Do not bow down before their gods or worship them or follow their practices. You must demolish them and break their sacred stones to pieces.
• Deuteronomy 12:4You must not worship the Lord your God in their way.
• Deuteronomy 30:1When all these blessings and curses I have set before you come on you and you take them to heart wherever the Lord your God disperses you among the nations,
• Jeremiah 10:2This is what the Lord says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by signs in the heavens, though the nations are terrified by them.
• Romans 12:2Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Commentaries on Leviticus 18:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The doings of the land of Egypt - the land of Canaan - The worshipping of demons, beasts, etc., as mentioned in the preceding chapter, Leviticus 17:7, and the abominations mentioned in this chapter from Leviticus 18:21-23.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3See the Leviticus 18:24-30 note.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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In the dictionaries

• Canaan
• Egypt
• Canaan; Canaanites
• Canaan, Canaanite
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Alliance
• Approach
• Live
• Mankind
• Near

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