‘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.

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

—Leviticus 18:1-4