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

20If a man lies with his aunt, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness. They should bear their sin, and die childless. 21If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness, and they will be childless. “Now you are to keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them, so that the land where I am bringing you to dwell will not vomit you out. 23You are not to walk in the ways of the nation which I am casting out before you, for they did all these things and therefore I abhorred them. 24But I have said to you, ‘You will inherit their land and I will give it to you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey.’ I am Adonai your God, who has set you apart from the peoples.

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 18:4You are to obey My ordinances and keep My statutes and walk in them—I am Adonai your God.
• Leviticus 19:37You must observe all My statutes and all My ordinances—do them. I am Adonai.”
• Psalms 19:8The Torah of Adonai is perfect, restoring the soul. The testimony of Adonai is trustworthy, making the simple wise.
• Psalms 105:45so that they might keep His statutes and observe His laws. Halleluyah!
• Psalms 119:80My heart will have integrity in following Your decrees, so that I would not be ashamed.
• Ezekiel 36:27I will put My Ruach within you. Then I will cause you to walk in My laws, so you will keep My rulings and do them.
• Exodus 21:1“Now these are the ordinances which you will set before them.
• Deuteronomy 4:45These are the testimonies and the statutes and the ordinances, which Moses spoke to Bnei-Yisrael when they came out from Egypt—
• Deuteronomy 5:1Moses called to all Israel and said to them, “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances that I am speaking in your hearing today, learn them and make sure to do them.
• Psalms 119:20My soul is crushed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
• Isaiah 26:8Yes, in the way of Your judgments, Adonai, we have waited for You. Your Name and Your remembrance is the desire of our soul.
• Leviticus 18:25The land has become defiled, so I will punish its iniquity, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.
• Leviticus 26:33I will scatter you among the nations and I will draw out the sword after you. So your land will become a desolation and your cities will become a waste.
• Deuteronomy 28:25“Adonai will bring you to defeat before your enemies. You will go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them. You will become a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

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