New King James Version
Leviticus 22:31
31“Therefore you shall keep My commandments, and perform them: I am the Lord.
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 Living Translation (NLT)“You must faithfully keep all my commands by putting them into practice, for I am the Lord.
Context of Leviticus 22:31
29And when you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, offer it of your own free will. 30On the same day it shall be eaten; you shall leave none of it until morning: I am the Lord. “Therefore you shall keep My commandments, and perform them: I am the Lord. 32You shall not profane My holy name, but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel. I am the Lord who sanctifies you, 33who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord.”
Read all of Leviticus 22Leviticus 22:31 word by word
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ מִצְוֹתַ֔י וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Leviticus 22:31
- Leviticus 18:4You shall observe My judgments and keep My ordinances, to walk in them: I am the Lord your God.
- Leviticus 19:37‘Therefore you shall observe all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them: I am the Lord.’ ”
- Numbers 15:40and that you may remember and do all My commandments, and be holy for your God.
- Deuteronomy 4:40You shall therefore keep His statutes and His commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God;
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
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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
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