Revised Literal Translation
Leviticus 19:37
37Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am Yhwh.
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
35Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. 36Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am Yhwh your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt. Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am Yhwh.
Read all of Leviticus 19Leviticus 19:37 word by word
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־כָּל־חֻקֹּתַי֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Leviticus 19:37
- Leviticus 18:4Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am Yhwh your God.
- Deuteronomy 4:1Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which Yhwh God of your fathers giveth you.
- Deuteronomy 5:1And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.
- Deuteronomy 6:1Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which Yhwh your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:
- Deuteronomy 8:1All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which Yhwh sware unto your fathers.
- Psalms 119:4Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
- 1 John 3:22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
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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