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The Book of Leviticus, Chapter 18, Verse 3

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Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.
King James Version
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.
American Standard Version
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.
New English Translation
You must not do as they do in the land of Egypt where you have been living, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan into which I am about to bring you; you must not walk in their statutes.
World English Bible
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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Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I [am] the LORD your God.
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Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I [am] the LORD.
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None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover [their] nakedness: I [am] the LORD.
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The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she [is] thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
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The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it [is] thy father's nakedness.
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The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, [whether she be] born at home, or born abroad, [even] their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
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The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, [even] their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs [is] thine own nakedness.
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The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she [is] thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
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Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she [is] thy father's near kinswoman.
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Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she [is] thy mother's near kinswoman.