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Leviticus 22:31
31So you shall keep My commandments and do them; I am the Lord.
Leviticus 22:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)“Keep my commands and follow them. I am the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"So you shall keep my commandments and do them: I am the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore you shall keep My commandments, and perform them: I am the Lord.
Context of Leviticus 22:31
29When you sacrifice an offering of thanksgiving to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted. 30It shall be eaten on the same day; you shall leave none of it until the next morning; I am the Lord. So you shall keep My commandments and do them; I am the Lord. 32“You shall not profane My holy name [using it to honor an idol, or treating it with irreverence or contempt or as a byword]; but I will be sanctified (set apart as holy) among the Israelites. I am the Lord, who sanctifies and declares you holy, 33who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God; I am the Lord.”
Read all of Leviticus 22Leviticus 22:31 word by word
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ מִצְוֹתַ֔י וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Leviticus 22:31
- Leviticus 18:4You are to follow My judgments (precepts, ordinances) and keep My statutes and live by them. I am the Lord your God.
- Leviticus 19:37You shall observe and keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them. I am the Lord.’ ”
- Numbers 15:40so that you may remember to do all My commandments and be holy (set apart) to your God.
- Deuteronomy 4:40So you shall keep His statutes and His commandments which I am commanding you today, so that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and so that you may live long on the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally, believers, we ask and admonish you in the Lord Jesus, that you follow the instruction that you received from us about how you ought to walk and please God (just as you are actually doing) and that you excel even more and more [pursuing a life of purpose and living in a way that expresses gratitude to God for your salvation].
Commentaries on Leviticus 22:31
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-33This section, which discusses priestly rules, six times repeats the phrase I am the Lord who sanctifies (Leviticus 21:15, 23; 22:9, 16, 32; see also 21:8). These words emphasize the link between God's holiness and the holiness expected of priests. This extended to all of Israel (see 8:10; 11:44–45; 19:2). The text specifically addresses priests in 21:1–22:16, while including both clergy and common people in 22:17–33.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-3319. Ye shall offer at your own will--rather, to your being accepted. a male without blemish--This law (Le 1:3) is founded on a sense of natural propriety, which required the greatest care to be taken in the selection of animals for sacrifice. The reason for this extreme caution is found in the fact that sacrifices are either an expression of praise to God for His goodness, or else they are the designed means of conciliating or retaining His favor. No…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 22
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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