Leviticus 19:37
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Therefore shall you observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Therefore shall you observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And ye shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them: I am Jehovah.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
You are to keep all my rules and my decisions and do them: I am the Lord.
Webster's Revision
Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.
World English Bible
"'You shall observe all my statutes, and all my ordinances, and do them. I am Yahweh.'"
English Revised Version (ERV)
And ye shall observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.
Clarke's Leviticus 19:37 Bible Commentary
Shall ye observe all my statutes - חקתי chukkothi, from חק chak, to describe, mark, or trace out; the righteousness which I have described, and the path of duty which I have traced out. Judgments, משפטי mishpatai, from שפט shaphat, to discern, determine, direct, etc.; that which Divine Wisdom has discerned to be best for man, has determined shall promote his best interest, and has directed him conscientiously to use. See the note on Leviticus 26:15.
1. Many difficulties occur in this very important chapter, but they are such only to us; for there can be no doubt of their having been perfectly well known to the Israelites, to whom the precepts contained in this chapter were given. Considerable pains however have been taken to make them plain, and no serious mind can read them without profit.
2. The precepts against injustice, fraud, slander, enmity, etc., etc., are well worth the notice of every Christian; and those against superstitious usages are not less so; and by these last we learn, that having recourse to astrologers, fortune-tellers, etc., to get intelligence of lost or stolen goods, or to know the future events of our own lives, or those of others, is highly criminal in the sight of God. Those who have recourse to such persons renounce their baptism, and in effect renounce the providence as well as the word of God.
3. The precepts of humanity and mercy relative to the poor, the hireling, and the stranger, are worthy of our most serious regard. Nor are those which concern weights and measures, traffic, and the whole system of commutative justice, less necessary to be observed for the benefit and comfort of the individual, and the safety and prosperity of the state.
Wesley's Leviticus 19:37 Bible Commentary
19:37 Therefore - Because my blessings and deliverances are not indulgences to sin, but greater obligations to all duties to God and men.