Leviticus 20:22
20 And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
21 And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.
Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.
23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.
24 But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You are therefore to keep all My statutes and ordinances, so that the land where I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out.
- KJV
- Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.
- WEB
- “‘You shall therefore keep all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them, that the land where I am bringing you to dwell may not vomit you out.
- ASV
- Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them; that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, vomit you not out.
- DARBY
- And ye shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them, that the land whither I bring you to dwell therein vomit you not out.
- BLB
- And you⁺ shall keep all My statutes and all My ordinances, and perform them, that the land where I am bringing you⁺ there to dwell may not vomit you⁺ out.
- ÅB
- Dere skal ta vare på alle mine lover og alle mine bud og holde dem, for at ikke landet skal utspy dere, det land som jeg fører dere til og vil la dere bo i,
- OTB
- ‘Hold alle mine forskrifter og lover og følg dem, så landet hvor jeg fører dere for å bo ikke skal spy dere ut.
- B1930
- I skal ta vare på alle mine lover og alle mine bud og holde dem, forat ikke landet skal utspy eder, det land som jeg fører eder til og vil la eder bo i,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 18:25–28
And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.
Read in contextEzekiel 36:27
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.
Read in contextLeviticus 18:4–5
Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.
Read in contextPsalms 119:20
My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
Read in contextPsalms 105:45
That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 119:145
I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
Read in contextPsalms 119:80
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
Read in contextPsalms 119:160
Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
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