New International Version“’Keep all my decrees and laws and follow them, so that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out.
New Living Translation“You must keep all my decrees and regulations by putting them into practice; otherwise the land to which I am bringing you as your new home will vomit you out.
English Standard Version“You shall therefore keep all my statutes and all my rules and do them, that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out.
Berean Standard BibleYou are therefore to keep all My statutes and ordinances, so that the land where I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out.
King James BibleYe shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.
New King James Version‘You shall therefore keep all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them, that the land where I am bringing you to dwell may not vomit you out.
New American Standard Bible‘You are therefore to keep all My statutes and all My ordinances, and do them, so that the land to which I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out.
NASB 1995‘You are therefore to keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them, so that the land to which I am bringing you to live will not spew you out.
NASB 1977‘You are therefore to keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them, so that the land to which I am bringing you to live will not spew you out.
Legacy Standard Bible‘You shall therefore keep all My statutes and all My judgments and do them, so that the land to which I am bringing you to inhabit will not vomit you out.
Amplified Bible‘Therefore keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them, so that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out [as it did those before you].
Christian Standard Bible“You are to keep all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them, so that the land where I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out.
Holman Christian Standard BibleYou are to keep all My statutes and all My ordinances, and do them, so that the land where I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out.
American Standard VersionYe shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them; that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, vomit you not out.
Contemporary English VersionObey my laws and teachings. Or else the land I am giving you will become sick of you and throw you out.
English Revised VersionYe shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, vomit you not out.
GOD'S WORD® Translation"If you carefully obey all my laws and my rules, the land I am bringing you to live in will not vomit you out.
Good News TranslationThe LORD said, "Keep all my laws and commands, so that you will not be rejected by the land of Canaan, into which I am bringing you.
International Standard Version"Be sure to keep all my statutes and observe all my ordinances, so that the land where I'm about to bring you to live won't vomit you out.
NET Bible"'You must be sure to obey all my statutes and regulations, so that the land to which I am about to bring you to take up residence there does not vomit you out.
New Heart English Bible"'You shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my ordinances, and do them; that the land, where I am bringing you to dwell, may not vomit you out.
Webster's Bible TranslationYe shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land whither I bring you to dwell therein, may not vomit you out. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleYou are therefore to keep all My statutes and ordinances, so that the land where I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out.
World English Bible“‘You shall therefore keep all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them, that the land where I am bringing you to dwell may not vomit you out. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd you have kept all My statutes and all My judgments, and have done them, and the land does not vomit you out to where I am bringing you in to dwell in it;
Young's Literal Translation 'And ye have kept all My statutes, and all My judgments, and have done them, and the land vomiteth you not out whither I am bringing you in to dwell in it;
Smith's Literal TranslationAnd ye watched all my laws, and all my judgments, and did them: and the land shall not vomit you forth, which I brought you there to dwell in it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleKeep my laws and my judgments, and do them: lest the land into which you are to enter to dwell therein, vomit you also out.
Catholic Public Domain VersionObserve my laws as well as my judgments, and act according to them, lest the land, into which you will enter and live, may vomit you out, too.
New American BibleBe careful to observe all my statutes and all my decrees; otherwise the land where I am bringing you to dwell will vomit you out.
New Revised Standard VersionYou shall keep all my statutes and all my ordinances, and observe them, so that the land to which I bring you to settle in may not vomit you out. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall therefore keep all my commandments and all my judgments and do them, that the land whither I bring you to dwell therein may not be bereaved of you.
Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedKeep all of my commands and my judgments and do them and do not deprive yourselves of the land to which I bring you to dwell in it. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Ye shall therefore keep all My statutes, and all Mine ordinances, and do them, that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, vomit you not out.
Brenton Septuagint TranslationAnd keep ye all my ordinances, and my judgments; and ye shall do them, and the land shall not be aggrieved with you, into which I bring you to dwell upon it.
Additional Translations ... Audio Bible
Context Keep All My Decrees22You are therefore to keepallMy statutesandordinances,so that the landwhereIam bringingyou to livewill notvomit you out.23You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.…
Cross References Deuteronomy 11:8-9You shall therefore keep every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and possess the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, / and so that you may live long in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.
Deuteronomy 4:1Hear 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.
Deuteronomy 6:1-3These 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.
Deuteronomy 8:1You must carefully follow every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may live and multiply, and enter and possess the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.
Deuteronomy 30:16For 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.
Joshua 1:7-8Above 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.
Psalm 119:4-5You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently. / Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
Ezekiel 20:19-20I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. / Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’
Nehemiah 9:29You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.
1 Kings 2:3And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,
Matthew 5:19So 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.
John 14:15If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
John 15:10If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
Romans 2:13For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.
James 1:22-25Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ...
Treasury of Scripture You shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, where I bring you to dwell therein, spew you not out. statues Leviticus 18:4,5,26 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: Iam the LORD your God… Leviticus 19:37 Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: Iam the LORD. Psalm 19:8-11 The statutes of the LORDare right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORDis pure, enlightening the eyes… judgments Exodus 21:1 Now theseare the judgments which thou shalt set before them. Deuteronomy 4:45 Theseare the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt, Deuteronomy 5:1 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. spue you Leviticus 18:25-28 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants… Leviticus 26:33 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. Deuteronomy 28:25,26 The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth… Jump to Previous DecisionsDecreesDwellFollowJudgmentsKeptLiveOrdinancesResting-PlaceRulesSpewSpueStatutesThereinViolentlyVomitWhitherJump to Next DecisionsDecreesDwellFollowJudgmentsKeptLiveOrdinancesResting-PlaceRulesSpewSpueStatutesThereinViolentlyVomitWhitherLeviticus 20 1.Of him who gives his seed to Moloch4.Of him who favors such an one6.Of going to wizards7.Of sanctification9.Of him who curses his parents11.Of incest13.Of sodomy15.Of bestiality18.Of uncleanness22.Obedience is required with holiness27.Wizards must be put to deathYou are therefore to keep all My statutes and ordinancesThis phrase emphasizes the importance of obedience to God's laws. The statutes and ordinances refer to the comprehensive set of laws given to the Israelites, which include moral, ceremonial, and civil laws. These laws were intended to set Israel apart as a holy nation ( Exodus 19:5-6). The call to keep these laws is a recurring theme in the Pentateuch, highlighting the covenant relationship between God and His people. The emphasis on "all" underscores the completeness and non-selective nature of obedience required. so that the land where I am bringing you to live
The land referred to is Canaan, the Promised Land, which God had sworn to give to Abraham and his descendants (Genesis 12:7). This land was not just a physical territory but a place where God's people could live under His rule and blessing. The promise of the land is a central theme in the Old Testament, symbolizing God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises. The land was to be a place of rest and prosperity, contingent upon Israel's faithfulness to God's commands. will not vomit you out
This vivid imagery of the land "vomiting" out its inhabitants is a metaphor for divine judgment and expulsion due to sin and disobedience. It reflects the holiness of the land, which cannot tolerate impurity and idolatry. This concept is echoed inLeviticus 18:28, where the land is described as having "vomited out" the previous inhabitants due to their abominations. The warning serves as a reminder of the consequences of disobedience and the conditional nature of the covenant blessings. It also foreshadows the eventual exile of Israel due to their failure to uphold God's laws, as seen in2 Kings 17:7-23. Persons / Places / Events 1. The IsraelitesThe primary audience of Leviticus, the Israelites were God's chosen people, set apart to live according to His laws as they journeyed to the Promised Land. 2. MosesThe leader of the Israelites and the mediator of God's laws, Moses conveyed God's commandments to the people. 3. The Promised LandThe land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It was a land flowing with milk and honey, symbolizing God's provision and blessing. 4. GodThe sovereign Lord who established the statutes and ordinances for His people, emphasizing holiness and obedience. 5. The LawThe collection of statutes and ordinances given by God to the Israelites, which included moral, ceremonial, and civil laws. Teaching Points Obedience to God's CommandsThe importance of adhering to God's statutes and ordinances is emphasized as a means of maintaining a right relationship with Him and ensuring His blessings. Holiness and SeparationGod's call for His people to be holy and distinct from surrounding nations is a timeless principle, urging believers today to live set apart for God's purposes. Consequences of DisobedienceThe warning that the land would "vomit" out the disobedient serves as a stark reminder of the serious consequences of turning away from God's commands. Covenant RelationshipThe statutes and ordinances are part of a covenant relationship, where obedience is a response to God's faithfulness and love. Living in the Promised LandThe promise of dwelling in the land is contingent upon obedience, symbolizing the spiritual rest and blessings found in Christ for believers today. Lists and Questions Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 20
What lessons does the Mosaic Law teach us?
How do the Old and New Covenants differ?
Nehemiah 4:4–5: Why would a just and merciful God sanction curses against enemies, conflicting with later teachings of forgiveness?
What does the Bible say about bestiality?(22) Ye shall therefore keep all mystatutes.--Like the prohibitions (see Leviticus 18:26-30), the penalties here enacted for transgressing them conclude with an appeal to the Israelites to keep the Divine precepts, and not to be guilty of the crimes for which the former inhabitants of the land have been cast out. That the land . . . spue you not out.--Better,lest the land. . .vomit you out,as inLeviticus 18:28. For this figure of speech seeLeviticus 20:25 of the same chapter. Verses 22, 23. - The fact of the nations of Canaan being abhorred by God because they committed all these things shows that the Levitical code forbidding all these things was no part of any special law for that nation alone, but a republication of that Law which is binding on all nations because written on the conscience. The prohibited degrees in the Book of Leviticus form a part of the moral, not of the ceremonial, law, and are, therefore, of permanent and universal, not only of temporary and national, obligation.
Parallel Commentaries ...
Hebrew You are therefore to keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם(ū·šə·mar·tem)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 8104:To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend toallכָּל־(kāl-)Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605:The whole, all, any, everyMy statutesחֻקֹּתַי֙(ḥuq·qō·ṯay)Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2708:Something prescribed, an enactment, statuteandכָּל־(kāl-)Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605:The whole, all, any, everyordinances,מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י(miš·pā·ṭay)Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4941:A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, styleso that the landהָאָ֔רֶץ(hā·’ā·reṣ)Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776:Earth, landwhereאֲשֶׁ֨ר(’ă·šer)Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834:Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatIאֲנִ֜י(’ă·nî)Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589:Iam bringingמֵבִ֥יא(mê·ḇî)Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 935:To come in, come, go in, goyou to liveלָשֶׁ֥בֶת(lā·še·ḇeṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3427:To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marrywill notוְלֹא־(wə·lō-)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808:Not, novomit you out.תָקִ֤יא(ṯā·qî)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6958:Spue out, vomit out, up, up again
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