God’s Word Translation
Leviticus 20:22
22“If you carefully obey all my laws and my rules, the land I am bringing you to live in will not vomit you out.
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
20Whoever has sexual intercourse with his uncle’s wife violates his uncle’s marriage. That man and woman are guilty of sin. They will die without children. 21Whoever marries his brother’s wife violates his brother’s marriage and does an unclean thing. That man and woman will have no children. “If you carefully obey all my laws and my rules, the land I am bringing you to live in will not vomit you out. 23Never follow the practices of the people I am forcing out of your way. I cannot stand them because they did all these things. 24I have told you that you will take their land. I will give it to you as your own. It is a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the Lord your God who separated you from other people.
Read all of Leviticus 20Leviticus 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 18:4Follow my rules, and live by my standards. I am the Lord your God.
- Leviticus 19:37“Obey all my laws and all my rules, and live by them. I am the Lord.”
- Psalms 19:8The instructions of the Lord are correct. They make the heart rejoice. The command of the Lord is radiant. It makes the eyes shine.
- Psalms 105:45so that they would obey his laws and follow his teachings. Hallelujah!
- Psalms 119:80Let my heart be filled with integrity in regard to your laws so that I will not be put to shame.
- Ezekiel 36:27I will put my Spirit in you. I will enable you to live by my laws, and you will obey my rules.
- Exodus 21:1⌞The Lord continued,⌟ “Here are the legal decisions to be used by the Israelites:
- Deuteronomy 4:45These are the commandments, laws, and rules Moses gave the Israelites after they had left Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 5:1Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: Israel, listen to the laws and rules I’m telling you today. Learn them and faithfully obey them.
- Psalms 119:20My soul is overwhelmed with endless longing for your regulations.
- Isaiah 26:8Certainly, we wait with hope for you, O Lord, ⌞as we follow⌟ the path of your guiding principles. We want to remember you and your name.
- Leviticus 18:25The land has become unclean. I will punish it for its sins. The land will vomit out those who live in it.
- Leviticus 26:33I will scatter you among the nations. War will follow you. Your country will be in ruins. Your cities will be deserted.
- Deuteronomy 28:25The Lord will let your enemies defeat you. You will attack them from one direction but run away from them in seven directions. You will become a thing of horror to all the kingdoms in the world.
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
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