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Leviticus 18:2

Israel
God's will and calling

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: I am the LORD your God.

3 You must not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not follow the practices of the land of Canaan, into which I am bringing you. You must not walk in their customs.

4 You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them. I am the LORD your God.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: I am the LORD your God.
KJV
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.
WEB
“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.
ASV
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am Jehovah your God.
DARBY
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am Jehovah your God.
BLB
“Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: I [am] YHWH your⁺ God.
ÅB
Tal til Israels barn og si til dem: Jeg er Herren deres Gud.
OTB
"Tal til israelittene og si til dem: 'Jeg er Herren deres Gud.
B1930
Tal til Israels barn og si til dem: Jeg er Herren eders Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 6:7

    I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.

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  • Leviticus 11:44

    For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.

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  • Ezekiel 20:5

    and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’

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  • Leviticus 20:7

    Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

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  • Ezekiel 20:19–20

    I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them.

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  • Leviticus 19:3–4

    Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.

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  • Psalms 33:12

    Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!

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  • Genesis 17:7

    I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

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