Leviticus 18:5

Leviticus 18:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Keep my decrees and laws, for the person who obeys them will live by them. I am the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them: I am the Lord.

Context of Leviticus 18:5

3You shall not do what is done in the land of Egypt where you lived, and you shall not do what is done in the land of Canaan where I am bringing you. You shall not follow their statutes (practices, customs). 4You are to follow My judgments (precepts, ordinances) and keep My statutes and live by them. I am the Lord your God. So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, by which, if a person keeps them, he shall live; I am the Lord. 6‘No one shall approach any blood relative of his to uncover nakedness (have intimate relations). I am the Lord. 7You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, that is, the nakedness of your mother. She is your mother. You shall not uncover her nakedness.

Leviticus 18:5 word by word

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי֙ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹתָ֛ם הָאָדָ֖ם וָחַ֣י בָּהֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ye shall therefore keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• my statutesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
• and my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• if a manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• he shall liveחָיַיchâyay · to liveH2425
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Leviticus 18:5

• Ezekiel 20:11I gave them My statutes and explained My ordinances to them, which, if a man keeps, he will live.
• Luke 10:28Jesus said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this habitually and you will live.”
• Romans 10:5For Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is based on law [with all its intricate demands] shall live by it.
• Galatians 3:12But the Law does not rest on or require faith [it has nothing to do with faith], but [instead, the Law] says, “He who practices them [the things prescribed by the Law] shall live by them [instead of faith].”
• Exodus 6:2Then God spoke further to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord.
• Malachi 3:6“For I am the Lord, I do not change [but remain faithful to My covenant with you]; that is why you, O sons of Jacob, have not come to an end.

Commentaries on Leviticus 18:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5If a man keeps the “statutes” (i. e. the ordinances of Leviticus 18:4) and “judgments” of the divine law, he shall not be “cut off from his people” (compare Leviticus 18:29), he shall gain true life, the life which connects him with Yahweh through his obedience. See the margin reference and Luke 10:28; Romans 10:5; Galatians 3:12.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5judgments … statutes: The Bible anticipated that courts would interpret God's laws for different situations. These interpretations became case laws, known as mishpatim in Hebrew (see “statutes” in Leviticus 10:11). Paul refers to these verses in Romans 10:5 and Galatians 3:12, where he contrasts living "based on faith” or “by the law.”Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them--A special blessing was promised to the Israelites on condition of their obedience to the divine law; and this promise was remarkably verified at particular eras of their history, when pure and undefiled religion prevailed among them, in the public prosperity and domestic happiness enjoyed by them as a people. Obedience to the divine law always, indeed…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Leviticus 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings