Leviticus 18 · Verse 5

Leviticus 18:5

Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord.
Leviticus 18:5, King James Version

Leviticus 18:5 in other translations

BSBKeep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.
WEBYou shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am the LORD.
ASVYe shall therefore keep my statutes, and mine ordinances; which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am Jehovah.
YLTand ye have kept My statutes and My judgments which man doth and liveth in them; I am Jehovah.
DARBYAnd ye shall observe my statutes and my judgments, by which the man that doeth them shall live: I am Jehovah.
BBESo keep my rules and my decisions, which, if a man does them, will be life to him: I am the Lord.
WebsterYe shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments: which if a man doeth, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

What does Leviticus 18:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them--A special blessing was promised to the Israelites on condition of their obedience to the divine law; and this promise was remarkably verified at particular eras of their history, when pure and undefiled religion prevailed among them, in the public prosperity and domestic happiness enjoyed by them as a people. Obedience to the divine law always, indeed, ensures temporal advantages; and this, doubtless, was the primary meaning of the words, "which if a man do, he shall live in them." But that they had a higher reference to spiritual life is evident from the application made of them by our Lord (Lu 10:28) and the apostle (Ro 10:2).

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Leviticus 18:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤םu.she.mar.Temand you will keepH8104
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
חֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.Taistatutes myH2708
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
מִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.Taijudgments myH4941
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
יַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.Sehhe will doH6213
אֹתָ֛ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
הָאָדָ֖םha.'a.Dam<the> humankindH120
וָחַ֣יva.Chaiand he will liveH2421
בָּהֶ֑םba.Hemby <the> them
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Leviticus 18:5

  • Galatians 3:12

    And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.

  • Ezekiel 20:11

    And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.

  • Romans 10:5

    For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

  • Ezekiel 20:21

    Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

  • Ezekiel 20:13

    But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.

  • Luke 10:28

    And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

  • Exodus 6:6

    Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

  • Exodus 6:2

    And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord:

  • Exodus 6:29

    That the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, I am the Lord: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.

  • Malachi 3:6

    For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
which if a man do.
Eze 20:11,13,21; Lu 10:28; Ro 10:5; Ga 3:12
I am the Lord.
Ex 6:2,6,29; Mal 3:6

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Context

  • Leviticus 18:4

    Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God.

  • Leviticus 18:5

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

  • Leviticus 18:6

    None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord.

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Leviticus 18:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por tanto mis estatutos y mis derechos guardaréis, los cuales haciendo el hombre, vivirá en ellos: Yo Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et vous garderez mes statuts et mes ordonnances, par lesquels, s’il les pratique, un homme vivra. Moi, je suis l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und meine Satzungen und meine Rechte sollt ihr beobachten, durch welche der Mensch, wenn er sie tut, leben wird. Ich bin Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Custodite leges meas atque judicia, quæ faciens homo, vivet in eis. Ego Dominus.