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Leviticus 19:37
37They must obey all my rules. I am the Lord.’
Leviticus 19:37 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Keep all my decrees and all my laws and follow them. I am the Lord.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall observe all my statutes and all my rules, and do them: I am the Lord."
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘Therefore you shall observe all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them: I am the Lord.’ ”
Context of Leviticus 19:37
35They must be fair when they measure length or weight or size. 36They must use correct weights and measures. I am the Lord your God. I led you out of Egypt. They must obey all my rules. I am the Lord.’
Read all of Leviticus 19Leviticus 19:37 word by word
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־כָּל־חֻקֹּתַי֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 19:37
- Leviticus 18:4They must obey my rules. I am the Lord their God.
- Deuteronomy 4:1Israel's people, listen to the rules and laws that I will now teach you. If you obey them, you will live. You will go into the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving to you. The land will belong to you, for you to live in.
- Deuteronomy 5:1Moses called all the Israelites to come together. He said to them: Listen, Israelites, to the rules and commands that I am teaching to you today. Learn them. Be careful to obey them.
- Deuteronomy 6:1These are the commands, rules and laws that the Lord your God gave to me. He told me to teach them to you. You must obey them when you go across the Jordan River to live in that land.
- Deuteronomy 8:1Be careful to obey all the commands that I am giving to you today. If you do that, you will continue to live, and you will have many children. You will go into the land that the Lord your God promised to your ancestors. It will become your home.
- Psalms 119:4You, Lord, have told us to obey your teaching carefully.
- 1 John 3:22We can pray to God and we can ask him to help us. He will give us what we ask him for. That is because we obey his commands and we do the things that please him.
Commentaries on Leviticus 19:37
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37Shall ye observe all my statutes - חקתי chukkothi, from חק chak, to describe, mark, or trace out; the righteousness which I have described, and the path of duty which I have traced out. Judgments, משפטי mishpatai, from שפט shaphat, to discern, determine, direct, etc.; that which Divine Wisdom has discerned to be best for man, has determined shall promote his best interest, and has directed him conscientiously to use. See the note on Leviticus 26:15. Many…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3737. I am the Lord--This solemn admonition, by which these various precepts are repeatedly sanctioned, is equivalent to "I, your Creator--your Deliverer from bondage, and your Sovereign, who have wisdom to establish laws, have power also to punish the violation of them." It was well fitted to impress the minds of the Israelites with a sense of their duty and God's claims to obedience.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 19
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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