Leviticus 18:1 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,”

Leviticus 18:1

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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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.

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Leviticus 18:2

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

Leviticus 18:3

"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."

Leviticus 18:4

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

Leviticus 18:5

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

Leviticus 18:6

"None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover {their} nakedness: I {am} the LORD. {near...: Heb. remainder of his flesh}"

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