Leviticus Chapter 18 verse 3 Holy Bible

ASV 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 statutes.
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BBE Leviticus 18:3

You may not do those things which were done in the land of Egypt where you were living; and you may not do those things which are done in the land of Canaan where I am taking you, or be guided in your behaviour by their rules.
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DARBY 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 customs.
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KJV 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.
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WBT Leviticus 18:3

After the doings of the land of Egypt in which 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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WEB Leviticus 18:3

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, where I am bringing you; neither shall you walk in their statutes.
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YLT Leviticus 18:3

according to the work of the land of Egypt in which ye have dwelt ye do not, and according to the work of the land of Canaan whither I am bringing you in, ye do not, and in their statutes ye walk not.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) After the doings of the land of Egypt.--During their sojourn in Egypt the Israelites became familiar with the practices which obtained in the land of their bondage, and as they adopted some of them (see Leviticus 17:7), they are here solemnly warned to eschew those which are especially proscribed in the sequel.And after the doings of the land of Canaan. The danger of imitating the customs which they had for centuries witnessed in the land they quitted, was greatly increased by the fact that these licentious practices obtained in worse forms in the land which they were to inherit. It is therefore against the past and the future that they are here warned.Neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. As some of "the doings" referred to may have been simple custom, not based upon the law of the country where they obtained, the Lawgiver here emphatically condemns the acts which were legalised, declaring them to have no authority whatever. (See Leviticus 18:30.)Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewYou shall not followתַעֲשׂ֑וּ (ṯa·‘ă·śū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 6213: To do, makethe practicesכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֧ה (kə·ma·‘ă·śêh)Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, propertyof the landאֶֽרֶץ־ (’e·reṣ-)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 776: Earth, landof Egypt,מִצְרַ֛יִם (miṣ·ra·yim)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africawhereאֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatyou used to live,יְשַׁבְתֶּם־ (yə·šaḇ·tem-)Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry[or]תַעֲשׂ֔וּ (ṯa·‘ă·śū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 6213: To do, makethe practicesוּכְמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה (ū·ḵə·ma·‘ă·śêh)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, propertyof the landאֶֽרֶץ־ (’e·reṣ-)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 776: Earth, landof Canaan,כְּנַ֡עַן (kə·na·‘an)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3667: Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordanwhereאֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatIאֲנִי֩ (’ă·nî)Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: Iam bringing you.מֵבִ֨יא (mê·ḇî)Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, goYou must notלֹ֣א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nowalkתֵלֵֽכוּ׃ (ṯê·lê·ḵū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkin their customs.וּבְחֻקֹּתֵיהֶ֖ם (ū·ḇə·ḥuq·qō·ṯê·hem)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 2708: Something prescribed, an enactment, statuteJump to PreviousBehaviour Canaan Customs Doings Dwelt Egypt Follow Guided Live Ordinances Practices Rules Statutes Used Walk Wherein Whither