Leviticus 3:17

3:17 This is ¹  a perpetual statute throughout your generations ²  in all the places where you live: You must never eat any fat or any blood.’” ³ 

Leviticus 10:11

10:11 and to teach the Israelites all the statutes that the Lord has spoken to them through ⁴  Moses.”

Deuteronomy 16:12

16:12 Furthermore, remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and so be careful to observe these statutes.

Nehemiah 9:14

9:14 You made known to them your holy Sabbath; you issued commandments, statutes, and law to them through ⁵  Moses your servant.

Psalms 19:8

19:8 The Lord’s precepts are fair ⁶ 

and make one joyful. ⁷ 

The Lord’s commands ⁸  are pure ⁹ 

and give insight for life. ¹⁰ 

¹ tn The words “This is” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied due to requirements of English style.

² tn Heb “for your generations”; NAB “for your descendants”; NLT “for you and all your descendants.”

³ tn Heb “all fat and all blood you must not eat.”

⁴ tn Heb “by the hand of” (so KJV).

⁷ tn Heb “by the hand of.”

¹⁰ tn Or “just.” Perhaps the idea is that they impart a knowledge of what is just and right.

¹¹ tn Heb “[they] make happy [the] heart.” Perhaps the point is that they bring a sense of joyful satisfaction to the one who knows and keeps them, for those who obey God’s law are richly rewarded. See v. 11b.

¹² tn Heb “command.” The singular here refers to the law as a whole.

¹³ tn Because they reflect God’s character, his commands provide a code of moral and ethical purity.

¹⁴ tn Heb [they] enlighten [the] eyes.