Leviticus 20:8
And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify you.
Leviticus 20:8 in other translations
| BSB | And you shall keep My statutes and practice them. I am the LORD who sanctifies you. |
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| WEB | You shall keep my statutes, and do them. I am the LORD who sanctifies you. |
| ASV | And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am Jehovah who sanctifieth you. |
| YLT | and ye have kept My statutes and have done them; I am Jehovah, sanctifying you. |
| DARBY | And ye shall observe my statutes, and do them: I am Jehovah who hallow you. |
| BBE | And keep my rules and do them: I am the Lord, who make you holy. |
| Webster | And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD who sanctify you. |
What does Leviticus 20:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 20:7-19
7-19. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy--The minute specification of the incestuous and unnatural crimes here enumerated shows their sad prevalence amongst the idolatrous nations around, and the extreme proneness of the Israelites to follow the customs of their neighbors. It is to be understood, that, whenever mention is made that the offender was "to be put to death" without describing the mode, stoning…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 20:1-9
Are we shocked at the unnatural cruelty of the ancient idolaters in sacrificing their children? We may justly be so. But are there not very many parents, who, by bad teaching and wicked examples, and by the mysteries of iniquity which they show their children, devote them to the service of Satan, and forward their everlasting ruin, in a manner even more to be lamented? What an account must such parents render to…
Leviticus 20:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 20:8
- Exodus 31:13
Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you.
- James 1:22
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Revelation 22:14
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
- Leviticus 21:8
Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the Lord, which sanctify you, am holy.
- Matthew 7:24
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
- Matthew 5:19
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
- Leviticus 19:37
Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the Lord.
- Matthew 12:50
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13
But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
- Ezekiel 37:28
And the heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
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Context
- Leviticus 20:7
Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God.
- Leviticus 20:8
And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify you.
- Leviticus 20:9
For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
Leviticus 20:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y guardad mis estatutos, y ponedlos por obra: Yo Jehová que os santifico. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et vous garderez mes statuts, et vous les ferez. Moi, je suis l’ Éternel qui vous sanctifie. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und beobachtet meine Satzungen und tut sie. Ich bin Jehova, der euch heiligt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Custodite præcepta mea, et facite ea: ego Dominus qui sanctifico vos. |