Leviticus
Leviticus 18:4–5
4You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them. I am the LORD your God. 5Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them.a I am the LORD.
Footnotes
- a 18:5 Cited in Romans 10:5|ROM 10:5and Galatians 3:12; see also Ezekiel 20:11, 13, and 21.
Word by word
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Leviticus 18:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You are to practice | תַּעֲשׂ֛וּ | ta·‘ă·śū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| My judgments | מִשְׁפָּטַ֧י | miš·pā·ṭay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H4941 judgment |
| and keep | תִּשְׁמְר֖וּ | tiš·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| My statutes | חֻקֹּתַ֥י | ḥuq·qō·ṯay | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute |
| by walking | לָלֶ֣כֶת | lā·le·ḵeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in them | בָּהֶ֑ם | bā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| I | אֲנִ֖י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
Leviticus 18:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם | ū·šə·mar·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| My statutes | חֻקֹּתַי֙ | ḥuq·qō·ṯay | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| My judgments | מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י | miš·pā·ṭay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H4941 judgment |
| the man | הָאָדָ֖ם | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| who does these things | יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה | ya·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| will live | וָחַ֣י | wā·ḥay | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H2421 live |
| by them | בָּהֶ֑ם | bā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| I | אֲנִ֖י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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Leviticus 18:4 Leviticus 18:2 · Ezekiel 20:19 · Deuteronomy 6:1 · Leviticus 18:26 · Leviticus 19:37 · Psalm 119:4 · Ezekiel 36:27 · John 15:14 · Leviticus 20:22
Leviticus 18:5 Galatians 3:12 · Ezekiel 20:11 · Romans 10:5 · Ezekiel 20:13 · Ezekiel 20:21 · Luke 10:28 · Exodus 6:6 · Exodus 6:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.