Leviticus 18:5

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances; which if a man does, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

King James Version
Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord .

Lexham English Bible
And you shall observe my statutes and my regulations by which the person doing them shall live; I am Yahweh.

New Century Version
Obey my laws and rules; a person who obeys them will live because of them. I am the Lord .

New English Translation
So you must keep my statutes and my regulations; anyone who does so will live by keeping them. I am the Lord .

Amplified Bible
'So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, by which, if a person keeps them, he shall live; I am the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
'So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, which, if a person follows them, then he will live by them; I am the LORD.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Ye shall keepe therefore my statutes, & my iudgementes, which if a man doe, he shall then liue in them: I am the Lord.

Legacy Standard Bible
So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does them, he shall live by them; I am Yahweh.

Contemporary English Version
Obey them and you will live. I am the Lord .

Complete Jewish Bible
You are to observe my laws and rulings; if a person does them, he will have life through them; I am Adonai .

Darby Translation
And ye shall observe my statutes and my judgments, by which the man that doeth them shall live: I am Jehovah.

Easy-to-Read Version
You must obey my rules and my laws, because whoever obeys them will live. I am the Lord .

English Standard Version
You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord .

George Lamsa Translation
You shall therefore keep my commandments and my judgments, which if a man do, he shall live in them; I am the LORD.

Good News Translation
Follow the practices and the laws that I give you; you will save your life by doing so. I am the Lord ."

Christian Standard Bible®
Keep my statutes and ordinances; a person will live if he does them. I am the Lord.

Literal Translation
and you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them. I am Jehovah.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore shal ye kepe my statutes and my lawes. For the man that doth the same, shal liue therin, for I am the LORDE.

American Standard Version
Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and mine ordinances; which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English
So keep my rules and my decisions, which, if a man does them, will be life to him: I am the Lord.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Ye shall kepe therfore mine ordinaunces, and my iudgementes: which if a man do he shall lyue in them: I am the Lorde.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Ye shall therefore keep My statutes, and Mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them: I am the LORD.

King James Version (1611)
Yee shall therefore keepe my statutes, and my iudgements: which if a man doe, hee shall liue in them: I am the Lord.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
So ye shall keep all my ordinances, and all my judgments, and do them; which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord your God.

English Revised Version
Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Kepe ye my lawis and domes, whiche a man `schal do, and schal lyue in tho; Y am youre Lord God.

Young's Literal Translation
and ye have kept My statutes and My judgments which man doth and liveth in them; I [am] Jehovah.

Update Bible Version
You shall therefore keep my statutes, and my ordinances; which if man does, he shall live in them: I am Yahweh.

Webster's Bible Translation
Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments: which if a man doeth, he shall live in them: I [am] the LORD.

World English Bible
You shall therefore keep my statutes, and my ordinances; which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am Yahweh.

New King James Version
You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them: I am the LORD.

New Living Translation
If you obey my decrees and my regulations, you will find life through them. I am the Lord .

New Life Bible
So keep My Laws and do what I say. If a man obeys them, My Laws will be life for him. I am the Lord.

New Revised Standard
You shall keep my statutes and my ordinances; by doing so one shall live: I am the Lord .

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Therefore shall ye observe my statutes, and my regulations, Which if the son of earth shall do them, Then shall he live in them, - I, am Yahweh.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Keep my laws and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them, I am the Lord.

Revised Standard Version
You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, by doing which a man shall live: I am the LORD.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, by which a man may live if he does them; I am the LORD.

Contextual Overview

¹ God spoke to Moses: "Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them, I am God , your God. Don't live like the people of Egypt where you used to live, and don't live like the people of Canaan where I'm bringing you. Don't do what they do. Obey my laws and live by my decrees. I am your God . Keep my decrees and laws: The person who obeys them lives by them. I am God .

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

which if a man do: Ezekiel 20:11, Ezekiel 20:13, Ezekiel 20:21, Luke 10:28, Romans 10:5, Galatians 3:12

I am the Lord: Exodus 6:2, Exodus 6:6, Exodus 6:29, Malachi 3:6

Reciprocal: Exodus 21:1 - the judgments Leviticus 18:26 - keep Leviticus 19:37 - General Leviticus 20:8 - And ye Leviticus 20:22 - statutes Leviticus 22:31 - General Leviticus 26:3 - General Deuteronomy 4:1 - that ye may Deuteronomy 6:25 - General Deuteronomy 32:47 - General Nehemiah 9:29 - which Proverbs 7:2 - Keep Ezekiel 33:15 - walk Matthew 19:17 - but Romans 7:10 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 33:10
Jacob said, "Please. If you can find it in your heart to welcome me, accept these gifts. When I saw your face, it was as the face of God smiling on me. Accept the gifts I have brought for you. God has been good to me and I have more than enough." Jacob urged the gifts on him and Esau accepted.

Judges 13:15
Manoah said to the angel of God, "Please, stay with us a little longer; we'll prepare a meal for you—a young goat."

Judges 19:5
On the fourth day, they got up at the crack of dawn and got ready to go. But the girl's father said to his son-in-law, "Strengthen yourself with a hearty breakfast and then you can go." So they sat down and ate breakfast together. The girl's father said to the man, "Come now, be my guest. Stay the night—make it a holiday." The man got up to go, but his father-in-law kept after him, so he ended up spending another night. On the fifth day, he was again up early, ready to go. The girl's father said, "You need some breakfast." They went back and forth, and the day slipped on as they ate and drank together. But the man and his concubine were finally ready to go. Then his father-in-law, the girl's father, said, "Look, the day's almost gone—why not stay the night? There's very little daylight left; stay another night and enjoy yourself. Tomorrow you can get an early start and set off for your own place." But this time the man wasn't willing to spend another night. He got things ready, left, and went as far as Jebus (Jerusalem) with his pair of saddled donkeys, his concubine, and his servant. At Jebus, though, the day was nearly gone. The servant said to his master, "It's late; let's go into this Jebusite city and spend the night." But his master said, "We're not going into any city of foreigners. We'll go on to Gibeah." He directed his servant, "Keep going. Let's go on ahead. We'll spend the night either at Gibeah or Ramah." So they kept going. As they pressed on, the sun finally left them in the vicinity of Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin. They left the road there to spend the night at Gibeah. The Levite went and sat down in the town square, but no one invited them in to spend the night. Then, late in the evening, an old man came in from his day's work in the fields. He was from the hill country of Ephraim and lived temporarily in Gibeah where all the local citizens were Benjaminites. When the old man looked up and saw the traveler in the town square, he said, "Where are you going? And where are you from?" The Levite said, "We're just passing through. We're coming from Bethlehem on our way to a remote spot in the hills of Ephraim. I come from there. I've just made a trip to Bethlehem in Judah and I'm on my way back home, but no one has invited us in for the night. We wouldn't be any trouble: We have food and straw for the donkeys, and bread and wine for the woman, the young man, and me—we don't need anything." The old man said, "It's going to be all right; I'll take care of you. You aren't going to spend the night in the town square." He took them home and fed the donkeys. They washed up and sat down to a good meal. They were relaxed and enjoying themselves when the men of the city, a gang of local hell-raisers all, surrounded the house and started pounding on the door. They yelled for the owner of the house, the old man, "Bring out the man who came to your house. We want to have sex with him." He went out and told them, "No, brothers! Don't be obscene—this man is my guest. Don't commit this outrage. Look, my virgin daughter and his concubine are here. I'll bring them out for you. Abuse them if you must, but don't do anything so senselessly vile to this man." But the men wouldn't listen to him. Finally, the Levite pushed his concubine out the door to them. They raped her repeatedly all night long. Just before dawn they let her go. The woman came back and fell at the door of the house where her master was sleeping. When the sun rose, there she was. It was morning. Her master got up and opened the door to continue his journey. There she was, his concubine, crumpled in a heap at the door, her hands on the threshold. "Get up," he said. "Let's get going." There was no answer. He lifted her onto his donkey and set out for home. When he got home he took a knife and dismembered his concubine—cut her into twelve pieces. He sent her, piece by piece, throughout the country of Israel. And he ordered the men he sent out, "Say to every man in Israel: ‘Has such a thing as this ever happened from the time the Israelites came up from the land of Egypt until now? Think about it! Talk it over. Do something!'"

Psalms 104:15
class="poetry"> O my soul, bless God ! God , my God, how great you are! beautifully, gloriously robed, Dressed up in sunshine, and all heaven stretched out for your tent. You built your palace on the ocean deeps, made a chariot out of clouds and took off on wind-wings. You commandeered winds as messengers, appointed fire and flame as ambassadors. You set earth on a firm foundation so that nothing can shake it, ever. You blanketed earth with ocean, covered the mountains with deep waters; Then you roared and the water ran away— your thunder crash put it to flight. Mountains pushed up, valleys spread out in the places you assigned them. You set boundaries between earth and sea; never again will earth be flooded. You started the springs and rivers, sent them flowing among the hills. All the wild animals now drink their fill, wild donkeys quench their thirst. Along the riverbanks the birds build nests, ravens make their voices heard. You water the mountains from your heavenly cisterns; earth is supplied with plenty of water. You make grass grow for the livestock, hay for the animals that plow the ground. Oh yes, God brings grain from the land, wine to make people happy, Their faces glowing with health, a people well-fed and hearty. God 's trees are well-watered— the Lebanon cedars he planted. Birds build their nests in those trees; look—the stork at home in the treetop. Mountain goats climb about the cliffs; badgers burrow among the rocks. The moon keeps track of the seasons, the sun is in charge of each day. When it's dark and night takes over, all the forest creatures come out. The young lions roar for their prey, clamoring to God for their supper. When the sun comes up, they vanish, lazily stretched out in their dens. Meanwhile, men and women go out to work, busy at their jobs until evening. What a wildly wonderful world, God ! You made it all, with Wisdom at your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations. Oh, look—the deep, wide sea, brimming with fish past counting, sardines and sharks and salmon. Ships plow those waters, and Leviathan, your pet dragon, romps in them. All the creatures look expectantly to you to give them their meals on time. You come, and they gather around; you open your hand and they eat from it. If you turned your back, they'd die in a minute— Take back your Spirit and they die, revert to original mud; Send out your Spirit and they spring to life— the whole countryside in bloom and blossom. The glory of God —let it last forever! Let God enjoy his creation! He takes one look at earth and triggers an earthquake, points a finger at the mountains, and volcanoes erupt. Oh, let me sing to God all my life long, sing hymns to my God as long as I live! Oh, let my song please him; I'm so pleased to be singing to God . But clear the ground of sinners— no more godless men and women! O my soul, bless God !

Isaiah 3:1
The Master, God -of-the-Angel-Armies, is emptying Jerusalem and Judah Of all the basic necessities, plain bread and water to begin with. He's withdrawing police and protection, judges and courts, pastors and teachers, captains and generals, doctors and nurses, and, yes, even the repairmen and jacks-of-all-trades. He says, "I'll put little kids in charge of the city. Schoolboys and schoolgirls will order everyone around. People will be at each other's throats, stabbing one another in the back: Neighbor against neighbor, young against old, the no-account against the well-respected. One brother will grab another and say, ‘You look like you've got a head on your shoulders. Do something! Get us out of this mess.' And he'll say, ‘Me? Not me! I don't have a clue. Don't put me in charge of anything.'

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments,.... The same as before; these they were to keep in their minds and memories, and to observe them and do them:

which if a man do he shall live in them; live a long life in the land of Canaan, in great happiness and prosperity, see Deuteronomy 30:20; for as for eternal life, that was never intended to be had, nor was it possible it could be had and enjoyed by obedience to the law, which fallen man is unable to keep; but is what was graciously promised and provided the covenant of grace, before the world was, to come through Christ, as a free gift to all that believe in him, see Galatians 3:11; though some Jewish writers interpret this of eternal life, as Jarchi, Aben Ezra, and Ben Gersom:

I [am] the Lord; that has enjoined these statutes and judgments, and promised life to the doers of them, able and faithful to perform what is promised.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

If a man keeps the “statutes” (i. e. the ordinances of Leviticus 18:4) and “judgments” of the divine law, he shall not be “cut off from his people” (compare Leviticus 18:29), he shall gain true life, the life which connects him with Yahweh through his obedience. See the margin reference and Luke 10:28; Romans 10:5; Galatians 3:12.