Translations
Modern
You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them. I am the LORD your God.
Traditional
Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God.
Literal
You shall do My judgments, and you shall keep My statutes, to walk in them. I am YHWH your God.
Latin
Facietis judicia mea, et præcepta mea servabitis, et ambulabitis in eis. Ego Dominus Deus vester.
Original
Hebrew
English
You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them. I am the LORD your God.
Notes
judgments … statutes: The Bible anticipated that courts would interpret God's laws for different situations. These interpretations became case laws, known as mishpatim in Hebrew (see “statutes” in Leviticus 10:11).
Paul refers to these verses in Romans 10:5 and Galatians 3:12, where he contrasts living "based on faith” or “by the law.”
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Glossary
Archaeology and the Bible Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Incest Kinsman Leviticus, Book of Nations