Leviticus
Leviticus 18:5
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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| 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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.