5Keep my decrees and laws, for the man who obeys them will live by them. I am the Lord .


In Context

2 "Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'I am the Lord your God.

3 You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their practices.

4 You must obey my laws and be careful to follow my decrees. I am the Lord your God.

5 Keep my decrees and laws, for the man who obeys them will live by them. I am the Lord .

6 " 'No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the Lord .

7 " 'Do not dishonor your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; do not have relations with her.

Leviticus 18:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:5Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I [am] the LORD.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:5Keep my laws and my judgments, which if a man do, he shall live in them. I am the Lord.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:5Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and mine ordinances; which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5And ye shall observe my statutes and my judgments, by which the man that doeth them shall live: I am Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:5Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments: which if a man doeth, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances; which if a man does, he shall live in them: I am Yahweh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5and ye have kept My statutes and My judgments which man doth and liveth in them; I am Jehovah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:5You shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.