CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Leviticus 19:37 You must keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and follow them. I am the LORD."</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/leviticus/19-37.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/8/03_Lev_19_37.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Leviticus 19:37 - Keep My Decrees" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="You must keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and follow them. I am the LORD." /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/leviticus/19-37.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/leviticus/19-37.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/leviticus/">Leviticus</a> > <a href="/leviticus/19.htm">Chapter 19</a> > Verse 37</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad17.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/leviticus/19-36.htm" title="Leviticus 19:36">◄</a> Leviticus 19:37 <a href="/leviticus/20-1.htm" title="Leviticus 20:1">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220&#8217Keep all my decrees and all my laws and follow them. I am the LORD.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“You must be careful to keep all of my decrees and regulations by putting them into practice. I am the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And you shall observe all my statutes and all my rules, and do them: I am the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and follow them. I am the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I <i>am</i> the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘Therefore you shall observe all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them: I <i>am</i> the LORD.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So you shall keep all My statutes and all My ordinances, and do them; I am the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216You shall thus observe all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them; I am the LORD.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘You shall thus observe all My statutes, and all My ordinances, and do them: I am the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall thus keep all My statutes and all My judgments and do them; I am Yahweh.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall observe <i>and</i> keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them. I am the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Keep all my statutes and all my ordinances and do them; I am the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them; I am Yahweh.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And ye shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them: I am Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and I command you to obey my laws. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And ye shall observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Obey all my laws and all my rules, and live by them. I am the LORD."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Obey all my laws and commands. I am the LORD." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Observe all my statutes and all my ordinances in order to practice them. I am the LORD."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must be sure to obey all my statutes and regulations. I am the LORD.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall observe all my statutes, and all my ordinances, and do them. I am the LORD.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and follow them. I am the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘You shall observe all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them. I am Yahweh.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have observed all my statutes, and all my judgments, and have done them; I [am] YHWH.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and ye have observed all my statutes, and all my judgments, and have done them; I am Jehovah.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And ye watched all my laws and all my judgments, and did them: Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Keep all my precepts, and all my judgments, and do them. I am the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Keep all my precepts, and all my judgments, and accomplish them. I am the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Be careful, then, to observe all my statutes and decrees. I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall keep all my statutes and all my ordinances, and observe them: I am the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore you shall keep all my commandments and all my judgments, and do them; I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Keep all of my commands and all my judgments and do them. I AM LORD JEHOVAH.'" <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And ye shall observe all My statutes, and all Mine ordinances, and do them: I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall keep all my law and all my ordinances, and ye shall do them: I am the Lord your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/19-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=5262" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm">Keep My Decrees</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">36</span>You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. <span class="reftext">37</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: ū·šə·mar·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">You must keep</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2708.htm" title="2708: ḥuq·qō·ṯay (N-fpc:: 1cs) -- Something prescribed, an enactment, statute. Feminine of choq, and meaning substantially the same.">My statutes</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pā·ṭay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Judgment. ">My ordinances</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and follow</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">am the LORD.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1-3</a></span><br />These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess, / so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that your days may be prolonged. / Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">Deuteronomy 4:1-2</a></span><br />Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. / You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Deuteronomy 5:32-33</a></span><br />So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left. / You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-1.htm">Deuteronomy 11:1</a></span><br />You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-16.htm">Deuteronomy 26:16</a></span><br />The LORD your God commands you this day to follow these statutes and ordinances. You must be careful to follow them with all your heart and with all your soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1</a></span><br />“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-16.htm">Deuteronomy 30:16</a></span><br />For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-7.htm">Joshua 1:7-8</a></span><br />Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go. / This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-4.htm">Psalm 119:4</a></span><br />You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-34.htm">Psalm 119:34</a></span><br />Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-27.htm">Ezekiel 36:27</a></span><br />And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-19</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. / So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a></span><br />and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a></span><br />If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10</a></span><br />If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore shall you observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/18-4.htm">Leviticus 18:4,5</a></b></br> Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">Deuteronomy 4:1,2,5,6</a></b></br> Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do <i>them</i>, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Deuteronomy 5:1</a></b></br> And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/19-35.htm">Decisions</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-30.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/exodus/31-16.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-19.htm">Statutes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/20-22.htm">Decisions</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-8.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-5.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-22.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-22.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-8.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-8.htm">Statutes</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/19-1.htm">A repetition of various laws</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You must keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and follow them.</b><br>This command emphasizes the comprehensive nature of God's law given to the Israelites. The statutes and ordinances refer to the various laws, decrees, and commandments that God provided through Moses. These laws covered moral, ceremonial, and civil aspects of life, reflecting God's holiness and His desire for His people to be set apart. The call to keep and follow these laws highlights the importance of obedience and faithfulness in the covenant relationship between God and Israel. This is echoed in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5-6</a>, where love for God is expressed through obedience to His commands. The laws served as a guide for righteous living and were intended to distinguish Israel from surrounding nations, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a>.<p><b>I am the LORD.</b><br>This phrase underscores the authority and identity of God as the covenant-keeping LORD, Yahweh. It serves as a reminder of His sovereignty and the reason for obedience. The declaration "I am the LORD" is a recurring affirmation throughout Leviticus, emphasizing God's unchanging nature and His role as the ultimate lawgiver. It also points to the relational aspect of the covenant, where God is not only a lawgiver but also a personal deity who desires a relationship with His people. This phrase is a reminder of God's faithfulness and His deliverance of Israel from Egypt, as seen in <a href="/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2</a>. It also foreshadows the coming of Jesus Christ, who fulfills the law and establishes a new covenant, as mentioned in <a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a> and <a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm">Hebrews 8:6</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites who received the laws from God on Mount Sinai. He is the central human figure in the delivery of the Levitical laws.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were given the laws to set them apart as a holy nation. They are the direct recipients of the commandments in Leviticus.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God delivered the Ten Commandments and other laws to Moses. It is a significant location for the giving of the law.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who establishes His laws and ordinances for His people to follow.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/levitical_law.htm">Levitical Law</a></b><br>A collection of laws given to the Israelites, covering moral, ceremonial, and civil aspects of life, intended to guide them in holiness and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commandments.htm">Obedience to God's Commandments</a></b><br>The call to keep God's statutes and ordinances is a timeless principle that underscores the importance of obedience in the life of a believer. Obedience is an expression of our love and reverence for God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_distinctiveness.htm">Holiness and Distinctiveness</a></b><br>The laws given to the Israelites were meant to set them apart as a holy nation. As Christians, we are called to live distinctively, reflecting God's holiness in our conduct.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_authority_of_god.htm">The Authority of God</a></b><br>The phrase "I am the LORD" emphasizes God's authority and sovereignty. Recognizing His lordship should inspire us to submit to His will and commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuity_of_god's_law.htm">Continuity of God's Law</a></b><br>While the ceremonial aspects of the law were fulfilled in Christ, the moral principles remain relevant. We are called to uphold these principles in our daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_application_of_scripture.htm">Practical Application of Scripture</a></b><br>Engaging with God's word requires action. We are encouraged to apply biblical principles in practical ways, impacting our relationships, decisions, and community involvement.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_lessons_does_moses_teach_in_deut..htm">What lessons does Moses teach in Deuteronomy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_obeying_parents.htm">What does the Bible instruct about obeying parents?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_kings_17_34-39__why_did_god_reject_israel.htm">2 Kings 17:34-39 - If God's covenant with Israel was everlasting, how does the text reconcile this with the assertion that He 'rejected all the descendants of Israel?'</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_hear_us_if_we_ask_by_his_will.htm">Why is the law insufficient for our salvation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 37.</span> - Moral precepts are rested on their right foundation - the command of God and the religious motive. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/19-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You must keep</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·mar·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My statutes</span><br /><span class="heb">חֻקֹּתַי֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥuq·qō·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2708.htm">Strong's 2708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed, an enactment, statute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My ordinances</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pā·ṭay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and follow</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am the LORD.’”</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/19-37.htm">Leviticus 19:37 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/19-37.htm">Leviticus 19:37 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/19-37.htm">Leviticus 19:37 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/19-37.htm">Leviticus 19:37 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/19-37.htm">Leviticus 19:37 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/19-37.htm">Leviticus 19:37 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/19-37.htm">Leviticus 19:37 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/19-37.htm">Leviticus 19:37 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/19-37.htm">Leviticus 19:37 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/19-37.htm">Leviticus 19:37 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/19-37.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 19:37 You shall observe all my statutes (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/19-36.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 19:36"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 19:36" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/20-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 20:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 20:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>