Leviticus 20:8 (WEB)

Passage

You shall keep my statutes, and do them. I am Yahweh who sanctifies you.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 20:6 “‘The person that turns to those who are mediums, and to the wizards, to play the prostitute after them, I will even set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people.

Leviticus 20:7 “‘Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am Yahweh your God.

Leviticus 20:8 You shall keep my statutes, and do them. I am Yahweh who sanctifies you.

Leviticus 20:9 “‘For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

Leviticus 20:10 “‘The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, even he who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Sanctify yourselves therefore and be holy for..." into verse 9's "For everyone who curses his father or...", so "shall" and "keep" 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 "keep" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.