Leviticus 9:6

9:6 Then Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded you to do so that the glory of the Lord may appear to you.”

Leviticus 18:4

18:4 You must observe my regulations and you must be sure to walk in my statutes. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:4

19:4 Do not turn to idols, and you must not make for yourselves gods of cast metal. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 22:24

22:24 You must not present to the Lord something with testicles that are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut off; you must not do this in your land.

Leviticus 23:7

23:7 On the first day there will be a holy assembly for you; you must not do any regular work.

Leviticus 23:31

23:31 You must not do any work. This is a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all the places where you live.

Leviticus 23:35

23:35 On the first day is a holy assembly; you must do no regular work.

Leviticus 26:14

The Consequences of Disobedience

26:14 “‘If, however, 10  you do not obey me and keep 11  all these commandments –


tn Heb “which the Lord commanded you shall/should do.”

tn Heb “and the glory of the Lord will appear,” but the construction with the simple vav (ו) plus the imperfect/jussive (וְיֵרָא, vÿyera’; literally, “and he will appear”) suggests purpose in this context, not just succession of events (i.e., “so that he might appear”).

tn Heb “My regulations you shall do”; KJV, NASB “my judgments”; NRSV “My ordinances”; NIV, TEV “my laws.”

tn Heb “and my statutes you shall keep [or “watch; guard”] to walk in them.”

sn Regarding the difficult etymology and meaning of the term for “idols” (אֱלִילִים, ’elilim), see B. A. Levine, Leviticus (JPSTC), 126; J. E. Hartley, Leviticus (WBC), 304; N. H. Snaith, Leviticus and Numbers (NBC), 89; and Judith M. Hadley, NIDOTTE 1:411. It appears to be a diminutive play on words with אֵל (’el, “god; God”) and, perhaps at the same time, recalls a common Semitic word for “worthless; weak; powerless; nothingness.” Snaith suggests a rendering of “worthless godlings.”

sn Compare Lev 21:20b.

tn Heb “work of service”; KJV “servile work”; NASB “laborious work”; TEV “daily work.”

11 tn Heb “for your generations.”

13 tn Heb “work of service”; KJV “servile work”; NASB “laborious work”; TEV “daily work.”

15 tn Heb “And if.”

16 tn Heb “and do not do.”