Leviticus 18:1-5

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18 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

² “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: I am the Lord your God.^{(A) 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, to which I am bringing you. You shall not follow their statutes.^{(B) 4} My ordinances you shall observe, and my statutes you shall keep, following them: I am the Lord your God. ⁵ You shall keep my statutes and my ordinances; by doing so one shall live: I am the Lord.^(C)