“Therefore you shall keep my commandments, and do them. I am Yahweh.
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“Therefore you shall keep my commandments, and do them. I am Yahweh.
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Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.
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And ye shall keep My commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.
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Passages linked to Leviticus 22:31 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 4:40 You shall keep his statutes and his commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which Yahweh your God gives you for all time.
- Leviticus 19:37 “ ‘You shall observe all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them. I am Yahweh.’ ”
- Numbers 15:40 so that you may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God.
- Leviticus 18:4-5 You shall do my ordinances. You shall keep my statutes and walk in them. I am Yahweh your God. You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Yahweh.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1-2 Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 22:31 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and…
Lev 22:31 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I [am] the LORD.
Ver. 31. I am the Lord.] Your rightful Lord, and my reward is with me, to give unto every man according to his works.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Neither shall ye profane my holy name,.... By transgressing…
Neither shall ye profane my holy name,.... By transgressing the laws of God, particularly by offering blemished sacrifices, or before the proper tithe; or by slaying the dam and its young on one day; for, as Aben Ezra observes, this is said to the sons of Aaron:
but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel; by his priests among them, and by themselves, conforming to all the precepts, and particularly the last mentioned, which respects them, and their eating up the peace offerings the same day:
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I am the Lord which hallowed you; had separated them from all other people, and had given them holy laws to walk by, through the observance of which they would be at least externally holy.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 31. Keep my commandments — We keep the commandment…
31. Keep my commandments — We keep the commandment of God by obeying it, his word by believing it, and his promise by appropriating it. These various commands of the Levitical ritual constituted the probation of the Israelites.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 31–33. Concluding exhortation (characteristic of H)
31–33. Concluding exhortation (characteristic of H)
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (31) Therefore shall ye keep my commandments.—Better, and ye…
(31) Therefore shall ye keep my commandments.—Better, and ye shall keep my commandments. The law about the priests and sacrifices now concludes with an appeal to both the priests and the people to faithfully observe these commandments.
Neither shall ye profane my holy name.—Better, and ye shall not profane. The rendering of the conjunctives, both in the former verse and in this, by “therefore” and “neither,” as is done in the Authorised version, is not only unnecessary, but mars the simple and dignified style of the original. For the manner in which God’s name is profaned when His commandments are violated, see Lev_18:21.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 31-33. These verses form the conclusion of the…
Vers. 31-33. These verses form the conclusion of the Section and of the Part, enjoining obedience to God"s commandments, reverence for his Name, and consequent holiness.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain I am the Lord.
Lev_22:31-33
I am the Lord.
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Five motives to obedience
Five motives are strewn on their path to constrain them to close obedience.
1. I am the Lord. This is authority employed.
2. I will be hallowed among the children of Israel. This is His holiness, and His desire to diffuse awe of His holy name.
3. I am the Lord which hallow you. Here is an appeal to their privileges as Israelites. Do you not feel that you actually are set apart for Me?
4. I am the Lord which brought you out of Egypt. Here is His claim as Redeemer, who paid the price and set free the captives. Is there gratitude in your souls? Is there sense of thankfulness for favour done?
5. Your God--as well as your Lord: His claim as Father, Shepherd, King, and whatever else there is that is tender in relationship, or beneficial in office, or sweet in character--all is summed up in your God! Who is like our God? Who would not fear Thee? (Jer_10:7). (A. A. Bonar.)
Unquestioning obedience peremptorily enforced
I. What Jehovah was in Israel. I am the Lord.
II. What Jehovah was to Israel. Your God.
III. What Jehovah had done for Israel. That brought you out of the land of Egypt.
IV. What Jehovah would do with Israel. I am the Lord which hallow you. Ceremonially and symbolically priests and people were made holy by--
1. The rights they observed.
2. The sacrifices they offered.
3. The manifested presence of the Lord. (F. W. Brown.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 keep my commandments and carry them out
keep my commandments and carry them out
The words "keep" and "carry out" mean the same thing. They emphasize that the people must obey God's commands. AT: "obey my commandments" (See: Doublet)
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You must not profane my holy name
Here the word "name" represents Yahweh himself and his reputation and "profane" means to remove the honor that belongs to God as Creator and Lord of the universe. AT: "You must not dishonor me, for I am holy" or "You must not dishonor my holy reputation" (See: Metonymy)
I must be acknowledged as holy by the people of Israel
This can be stated in active form. AT: "The people of Israel must acknowledge me as holy" (See: Active or Passive)
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