Leviticus 18:5

You shall therefore keep my regulations and my judgments; which if a man does them, he shall live in them. + 18:5. Quoted in Luke 10:28; Rom 10:5; Gal 3:12 I am Adonai. (LY:6)

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

In Context

4You shall do my judgments, and you shall keep my regulations, and walk in them: I am Adonai your God.

6+ 18:6. Lev 18:6 (Lev 18:6-23) (#7.437): T. Not to approach anyone who is a close relative in order to have sexual relations (list given) / R. Not to be intimate, have pleasurable contact with, nor sexual relations with any forbidden woman R. Example: The Rabbis teach against actions such as embracing, kissing, hinting, and skipping, or other pleasurable contact that might lead to sexual relations / R. Note: Rabbinical Oral Tradition teaches this is a warning against intimacy that might lead to sexual relations “‘None of you shall approach anyone who are his close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am Adonai.

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Cross References

Exodus 6:2God spoke to Moses [Drawn out], and said to him, “I am Adonai;

Exodus 6:29Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying, “I am Adonai. Speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt [Abode of slavery] all that I speak to you.”

Deuteronomy 30:6Adonai your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your offspring, to 'ahav ·affectionately love· Adonai your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live. (RY:3, LY:5)

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 18:2-6

Cautions against Idolatrous Practices. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God. 3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. 4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God. 5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my… Read the whole commentary →

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