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Leviticus 25:18

ObedienceProtection and safety

16 According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.

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

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

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

20 And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:

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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.

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BSB
You are to keep My statutes and carefully observe My judgments, so that you may dwell securely in the land.
KJV
Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.
WEB
“‘Therefore you shall do my statutes, and keep my ordinances and do them; and you shall dwell in the land in safety.
ASV
Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep mine ordinances and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.
DARBY
And ye shall do my statutes, and observe mine ordinances and do them: thus shall ye dwell in your land securely.
BLB
And you⁺ shall observe My statutes, and keep My ordinances and perform them, and you⁺ will dwell in the land in safety.
ÅB
Dere skal holde mine lover og ta vare på mine bud og holde dem; så skal dere bo trygt i landet.
OTB
"'Følg mine forskrifter og vær nøye med å adlyde mine lover, så skal dere bo trygt i landet.
B1930
I skal holde mine lover og ta vare på mine bud og holde dem; så skal I bo trygt i landet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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;

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  • 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.

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  • Proverbs 1:33

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

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  • Psalms 4:8

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

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  • Leviticus 26:3–12

    If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;

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  • 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:

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  • 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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  • 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.

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