Leviticus 18:3

¹ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

² Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.

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.

⁴ Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.

⁵ Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

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.

Compare

BSB: 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.
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.
WEB: You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived. You shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You shall not follow their statutes.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: 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 customs.
BLB: You⁺ shall not do according to the work of the land of Egypt in which you⁺ dwelt, and according to the work of the land of Canaan where I am bringing you⁺, you⁺ shall not do, and in their statutes you⁺ shall not walk.

ÅB: Dere skal ikke gjøre som de gjør i Egypt, som dere bodde i, og dere skal ikke gjøre som de gjør i Kana'ans land, som jeg vil føre dere til, og dere skal ikke vandre etter deres skikker.
OTB: Dere må ikke handle som de gjør i landet Egypt, hvor dere en gang bodde, og dere skal heller ikke oppføre dere som de gjør i landet Kanaan, hvor jeg fører dere. Følg ikke deres skikker.
B1930: I skal ikke gjøre som de gjør i Egyptens land, som I bodde i, og I skal ikke gjøre som de gjør i Kana'ans land, som jeg vil føre eder til, og I skal ikke vandre efter deres skikker.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Leviticus 20:23
And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.
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Exodus 23:24
Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.
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Ezekiel 20:7–8
Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
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Ezekiel 23:8
Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her.
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1 Peter 4:2–4
That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
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Deuteronomy 12:30–31
Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
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Psalms 106:35
But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.
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Jeremiah 10:2–3
Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
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