¹¹ And I gave them my rules and made clear to them my orders, which, if a man keeps them, will be life to him.

⁵ So keep my rules and my decisions, which, if a man does them, will be life to him: I am the Lord.

⁵ For Moses says that the man who does the righteousness which is of the law will get life by it.

⁸ And what great nation has laws and decisions so right as all this law which I put before you today?

¹² And the law is not of faith; but, He who does them will have life by them.

¹³ But the children of Israel would not be controlled by me in the waste land: they were not guided by my rules, and they were turned away from my orders, which, if a man does them, will be life to him; and they had no respect for my Sabbaths: then I said that I would let loose my passion on them in the waste land, and put an end to them.

¹⁹ He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions.

²⁰ He has not done these things for any other nation: and as for his laws, they have no knowledge of them. Let the Lord be praised.

¹³ And you came down on Mount Sinai, and your voice came to them from heaven, giving them right decisions and true laws, good rules and orders:

¹⁴ And you gave them word of your holy Sabbath, and gave them orders and rules and a law, by the hand of Moses your servant:

² Much in every way: first of all because the words of God were given to them.

²⁸ And he said, You have given the right answer: do this and you will have life.

²¹ But the children would not be controlled by me; they were not guided by my rules, and they did not keep and do my orders, which, if a man does them, will be life to him; and they had no respect for my Sabbaths: then I said I would let loose my passion on them to give full effect to my wrath against them in the waste land.

¹⁵ So you are to do to all the towns far away, which are not the towns of these nations.

¹⁶ But in the towns of these peoples whose land the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage, let no living thing be kept from death: