Tree of Life Version
Leviticus 22:31
31“So you are to keep My mitzvot and do them. I am Adonai.
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 offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Adonai, you are to present it so that you may be accepted. 30It is to be eaten on the same day. You are to leave none of it until the morning. I am Adonai. “So you are to keep My mitzvot and do them. I am Adonai. 32You must not profane My holy Name, for I will be made holy among Bnei-Yisrael. I am Adonai who makes you holy, 33who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. I am Adonai.”
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 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.”
- Numbers 15:40This way you will remember and obey all My mitzvot and you will be holy to your God.
- Deuteronomy 4:40You must keep His statutes and His mitzvot, which I am commanding you today, so that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and so that you may prolong your days in the land that Adonai your God is giving you for all time.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and appeal in the Lord Yeshua—just as you received from us the way you ought to walk and please God (as in fact you are walking)—that you keep progressing more and 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
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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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