I am the LORD your God: see 18.2. This verse constitutes a concluding statement and is the basis for the above requirements. This is brought out by the Good News Translation rendering “This is the command of the LORD your God….”

Who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt: see 19.36. This reminder of the liberation from Egypt is accompanied by the mention of the gift of the land of Canaan, which provides the justification for all the preceding legislation concerning land (see verse 23: “for the land is mine”).

To be your God: see 11.45; 22.33.

Quoted with permission from Péter-Contesse, René and Ellington, John. A Handbook on Leviticus. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1990. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .