Leviticus 20:22

Leviticus 20:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Keep all my decrees and laws and follow them, so that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall therefore keep all my statutes and all my rules and do them, that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘You shall therefore keep all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them, that the land where I am bringing you to dwell may not vomit you out.

Context of Leviticus 20:22

20A man is sinning if he has sex with his aunt. He is taking away his father's brother's honour. They will have no children. 21It makes the people unclean if a man marries his brother's wife. He has taken away his brother's honour. They will not have any children. If the people want to remain in the land that I am giving to them, they must obey my laws and my rules. 23The people who are living in Canaan now are doing bad things. I, the Lord, hate them because they do these things. I will send them out of Canaan. 24I, the Lord, will give their land to Israel's people. I will give it to you and to your children to keep for all time. In that land, there is plenty of food and drink, enough for everyone. I am the Lord your God. I want you to be separate from other people.

Leviticus 20:22 word by word

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־כָּל־חֻקֹּתַי֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם וְלֹא־תָקִ֤יא אֶתְכֶם֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲנִ֜י מֵבִ֥יא אֶתְכֶ֛ם שָׁ֖מָּה לָשֶׁ֥בֶת בָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ye shall therefore keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• all my statutesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
• and all my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• and doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• them: that the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• whither I bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• you to dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• therein, spue you not outקִיאqô' qâyâh · to vomitH6958

Cross-references for Leviticus 20:22

• Leviticus 18:4They must obey my rules. I am the Lord their God.
• Leviticus 19:37They must obey all my rules. I am the Lord.’
• Psalms 19:8The Lord's rules are always right. If we obey them, they make us really happy. The Lord's commands are completely good. They show us how to live in a good way.
• Psalms 105:45Then God's people could obey his commands and his laws. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
• Psalms 119:80Let me obey your commands completely. Then I will not be ashamed.
• Ezekiel 36:27I will put my Spirit in you, so that you obey my commands. You will be careful to obey my laws.
• Exodus 21:1These are the laws that you must put in front of the Israelites:
• Deuteronomy 4:45These are the rules, the teaching and the commands that Moses taught the Israelites after they had left Egypt.
• 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.
• Psalms 119:20I really want to obey your rules all the time. I want that more than anything else.
• Isaiah 26:8Yes, Lord, as we follow the path of your justice, we wait for you to help us. We really want people to know that you are great. We want them to praise your name.
• Leviticus 18:25Canaan is unclean because the people did these things. This is why God pushed the people out of that land.
• Leviticus 26:33God will push you out. He will send your people away to other countries. He will destroy your cities. And he will make your land a desert.
• Deuteronomy 28:25The Lord will let your enemies knock you down. You will attack them from one direction, but you will run away from them in seven directions. When the people of other nations see what has happened to you, they will see it is a terrible thing.

Commentaries on Leviticus 20:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out - See this energetic prosopopoeia explained in the note on Leviticus 18:25; (note). From this we learn that the cup of the iniquities of the Canaanitish nations was full; and that, consistently with Divine justice, they could be no longer spared.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-26Verses 22-26 The ground is here again stated on which all these laws of holiness should be obeyed. See Leviticus 18:24-30 note. Leviticus 20:24 Compare the margin reference. Leviticus 20:25, Leviticus 20:26 The distinction between clean and unclean for the whole people, and not for any mere section of it, was one great typical mark of “the kingdom of priests, the holy nation.” See the Leviticus 11:42 note. Leviticus 20:25 Any manner of living thing that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-27Verses 10-27 These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-27Pagan worship influenced ethics, so God has family rules follow those about pagan religious practices. Some laws in this section repeat parts from Leviticus 18:6–30, which come before the section on proper expressions of holiness (19:1–37). These issues connect. Proper worship of God leads to good behavior toward others, while improper worship leads to moral violations.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-272. Whosoever ... giveth any of his seed unto Molech--(See on Le 18:21). the people of the land shall stone him with stones, &c.--Criminals who were condemned to be stoned were led, with their hands bound, without the gates to a small eminence, where was a large stone placed at the bottom. When they had approached within ten cubits of the spot, they were exhorted to confess, that, by faith and repentance, their souls might be saved. When led forward to…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Leviticus 20

• 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