Leviticus 18:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord.”

Leviticus 18:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 18:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 18:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Yahweh.”

Leviticus 18:5 — World English Bible

Leviticus 18:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and mine ordinances; which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am Jehovah. ”

Leviticus 18:5 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 18:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and ye have kept My statutes and My judgments which man doth and liveth in them; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.”

Leviticus 18:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 18:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And ye shall observe my statutes and my judgments, by which the man that doeth them shall live: I am Jehovah. ”

Leviticus 18:5 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 18:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Ye shall keepe therefore my statutes, and my iudgements, which if a man doe, he shall then liue in them: I am the Lord.”

Leviticus 18:5 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 18:5 in Context — Leviticus 18

3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.

4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God.

5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord.

6 None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord.

7 The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

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What Does Leviticus 18:5 Mean?

Leviticus 18:5 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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