Leviticus 22:31

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 a sacrifice 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 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, but I will be sanctified among the sons of Israel; I am the Lord who sanctifies you, 33who brought you out from the land of Egypt, to be your God; I am the Lord.”

Leviticus 22:31 word by word

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ מִצְוֹתַ֔י וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• So you shall keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• My commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• and doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• them; I am the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Leviticus 22:31

• Leviticus 18:4You are to perform My judgments and keep My statutes, to live in accord with them; I am the Lord your God.
• Leviticus 19:37You shall thus observe 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 to your God.
• Deuteronomy 4:40So you shall keep His statutes and His commandments which I am giving you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may live long on the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”
• 1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you excel still more.

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

Topics related to Leviticus 22:31

• Obedience

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• Ezekiel
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• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus
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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