Leviticus 19 · Verse 37

Leviticus 19:37

Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the Lord.
Leviticus 19:37, King James Version

Leviticus 19:37 in other translations

BSBYou must keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and follow them. I am the LORD.”
WEB“‘You shall observe all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them. I am the LORD.’”
ASVAnd ye shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them: I am Jehovah.
YLTand ye have observed all my statutes, and all my judgments, and have done them; I am Jehovah.'
DARBYAnd ye shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them: I am Jehovah.
BBEYou are to keep all my rules and my decisions and do them: I am the Lord.
WebsterTherefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.

What does Leviticus 19:37 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
37. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 37 Shall 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 Lev 26:15. 1. Many difficulties occur in this very important chapter, but they are such only to us; for there can be no doubt of their having been perfectly well known to the Israelites, to whom the precepts contained in this chapter were given. Considerable pains however have been taken to make them plain, and no serious mind can read them without profit. 2. The precepts against injustice, fraud, slander, enmity, etc., etc., are well worth the notice of every Christian; and those against superstitious usages are not less so; and by these last we learn, that having recourse to astrologers, fortune-tellers, etc., to get intelligence of lost or stolen goods, or to know the future events of our own lives, or those of others, is highly criminal in the sight of God. Those who have recourse to such persons renounce their baptism, and in effect renounce the providence as well as the word of God. 3. The precepts of humanity and mercy relative to the poor, the hireling, and the stranger, are worthy of our most serious regard. Nor are those which concern weights and measures, traffic, and the whole system of commutative justice, less necessary to be observed for the benefit and comfort of the individual, and the safety and prosperity of the state.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Leviticus 19:37 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
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
חֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.Taistatutes myH2708
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
מִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.Taijudgments myH4941
וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.Temand you will doH6213
אֹתָ֑ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \פYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068

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

Cross references for Leviticus 19:37

  • Deuteronomy 8:1

    All 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 the Lord sware unto your fathers.

  • Leviticus 18:4-5

    Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord.

  • Deuteronomy 5:1

    And 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.

  • 1 John 3:22-23

    And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

  • Psalms 119:34

    Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

  • Deuteronomy 6:1-2

    Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

  • Deuteronomy 4:5-6

    Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

  • Deuteronomy 4:1-2

    Now 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 the Lord God of your fathers giveth you. Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.

  • Psalms 119:4

    Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
18:4,5; De 4:1,2,5,6; 5:1; 6:1,2; 8:1; Ps 119:4,34; 1Jo 3:22,23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Leviticus 19:36

    Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

  • Leviticus 19:37

    Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the Lord.

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Leviticus 19:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Guardad pues todos mis estatutos, y todos mis derechos, y ponedlos por obra: Yo Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et vous garderez tous mes statuts et toutes mes ordonnances, et vous les ferez. Moi, je suis l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und so sollt ihr alle meine Satzungen und alle meine Rechte beobachten und sie tun. Ich bin Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Custodite omnia præcepta mea, et universa judicia, et facite ea. Ego Dominus.