At the beginning of this verse, Good News Translation again makes explicit what is implied throughout this section: the commandments given are from God. This kind of reminder is made necessary by the fact that readers do not always start from the beginning when reading Scripture.

The land where I am bringing you: “the land of Canaan” is obviously intended here, and this may be made explicit in translation if judged necessary.

Vomit you out: that is, reject you. See 18.28.

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 .