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 must not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not follow the practices of the land of Canaan, into which I am bringing you. You must not walk in their customs. 4You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them. I am the LORD your God. Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD. 6None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD. 7You must not expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.

Leviticus 18:5 word by word

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

• Keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• My statutesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
• My judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• the manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• who does these thingsעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• will liveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
• am the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Leviticus 18:5

• Ezekiel 20:11And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.
• Luke 10:28“You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”
• Romans 10:5For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”
• Galatians 3:12The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”
• Exodus 6:2God also told Moses, “I am the LORD.
• Malachi 3:6“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.

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