Leviticus 20:8 (DBY)

Passage

And ye shall observe my statutes, and do them: I am Jehovah who hallow you.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 20:6 And the soul that turneth unto necromancers and unto soothsayers, to go a whoring after them, I will set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

Leviticus 20:7 Hallow yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am Jehovah your God.

Leviticus 20:8 And ye shall observe my statutes, and do them: I am Jehovah who hallow you.

Leviticus 20:9 Whatever man revileth his father and his mother shall certainly be put to death: he hath reviled his father and his mother; his blood is upon him.

Leviticus 20:10 And a man that committeth adultery with a man's wife, who committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall certainly be put to death.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "observe", "statutes", "jehovah", and "hallow". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "observe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Hallow yourselves therefore and be holy for..." into verse 9's "Whatever man revileth his father and his...", so "shall" and "observe" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "observe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.