Leviticus 25 · Verse 18

Leviticus 25:18

Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.
Leviticus 25:18, King James Version

Leviticus 25:18 in other translations

BSBYou are to keep My statutes and carefully observe My judgments, so that you may dwell securely in the land.
WEB“‘Therefore you shall do my statutes, and keep my ordinances and do them; and you shall dwell in the land in safety.
ASVWherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep mine ordinances and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.
YLT‘And ye have done My statutes, and My judgments ye keep, and have done them, and ye have dwelt on the land confidently,
DARBYAnd ye shall do my statutes, and observe mine ordinances and do them: thus shall ye dwell in your land securely.
BBESo keep my rules and my decisions and do them, and you will be safe in your land.
WebsterWherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.

What does Leviticus 25:18 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 25:8-22

The word "jubilee" signifies a peculiarly animated sound of the silver trumpets. This sound was to be made on the evening of the great day of atonement; for the proclamation of gospel liberty and salvation results from the sacrifice of the Redeemer. It was provided that the lands should not be sold away from their families. They could only be disposed of, as it were, by leases till the year of jubilee, and then…

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Leviticus 25:18 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.

וַעֲשִׂיתֶם֙va.'a.si.Temand you will doH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
חֻקֹּתַ֔יchu.ko.Taistatutes myH2708
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
מִשְׁפָּטַ֥יmish.pa.Taijudgments myH4941
תִּשְׁמְר֖וּtish.me.Ruyou will keepH8104
וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva.'a.si.Temand you will doH6213
אֹתָ֑ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥םvi.shav.Temand you will dwellH3427
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
לָבֶֽטַח\׃la.Ve.tachto securityH983

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Cross references for Leviticus 25:18

  • Deuteronomy 12:10

    But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the Lord your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;

  • Jeremiah 23:6

    In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

  • Proverbs 1:33

    But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

  • Psalms 4:8

    I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

  • Leviticus 26:3-12

    If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. …

  • Deuteronomy 28:1-14

    And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. …

  • Leviticus 19:37

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

  • Ezekiel 33:24-26

    Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance. Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land? Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour’s wife: and shall ye possess the land?

  • Ezekiel 34:25-28

    And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing. And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them. And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.

  • Jeremiah 7:3-7

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, are these. For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour; If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt: …

  • Psalms 103:18

    To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

  • Ezekiel 36:24-28

    For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Wherefore.
19:37; Ps 103:18
and ye.
26:3-12; De 12:10; 28:1-14; 33:12,28; Ps 4:8; Pr 1:33; Jer 7:3-7
Jer 23:6; 25:5; 33:16; Eze 33:24-26,29; 34:25-28; 36:24-28

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Context

  • Leviticus 25:17

    Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the Lord your God.

  • Leviticus 25:18

    Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.

  • Leviticus 25:19

    And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.

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Leviticus 25:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Ejecutad, pues, mis estatutos, y guardad mis derechos, y ponedlos por obra, y habitaréis en la tierra seguros;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et vous pratiquerez mes statuts, et vous garderez mes ordonnances, et vous les pratiquerez, et ainsi vous habiterez dans le pays en sécurité;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und so tut meine Satzungen, und beobachtet meine Rechte und tut sie, so werdet ihr sicher wohnen in eurem Lande.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Facite præcepta mea, et judicia custodite, et implete ea: ut habitare possitis in terra absque ullo pavore,