Leviticus 18:5
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Leviticus 18:5 is a biblical verse in the Book of Leviticus that, in Jewish law, is interpreted as a key textual basis for the principle that preserving human life overrides almost all other religious commandments (pikuach nefesh).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leviticus 18:5 canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible verse
ⓘ
verse in the Book of Leviticus ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
Israelites
ⓘ
surface form:
the Israelites
|
| appliedIn |
Jewish ethics
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish bioethics
halakhic discussions of Sabbath desecration to save life ⓘ halakhic discussions of fasting exemptions for the ill ⓘ halakhic discussions of medical treatment on holidays ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
divine commandments as source of life
ⓘ
halakha ⓘ pikuach nefesh ⓘ |
| book |
Book of Leviticus
ⓘ
surface form:
Leviticus
|
| canonicalStatus |
part of the Christian biblical canon
ⓘ
part of the Jewish biblical canon ⓘ |
| chapter | 18 ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Maimonides
ⓘ
Nachmanides (Ramban) ⓘ
surface form:
Nachmanides
Rabbinic sages ⓘ Rashi ⓘ medieval Jewish legal authorities ⓘ |
| citedIn |
Mishneh Torah
ⓘ
surface form:
Mishneh Torah, Hilkhot Yesodei ha-Torah
Talmud Bavli ⓘ
surface form:
Talmud, Sanhedrin 74a
Yoma 85b ⓘ
surface form:
Talmud, Yoma 85b
|
| divineSpeaker | God ⓘ |
| englishRendering |
Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them (KJV-style translation)
ⓘ
You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them (ESV-style translation) ⓘ |
| genre | legal material ⓘ |
| hebrewKeyPhrase | אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה אֹתָם הָאָדָם וָחַי בָּהֶם ⓘ |
| hebrewOpeningWords | וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַי ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | indicating that commandments are to be lived by, not died for ⓘ |
| keyPhrase | “and live by them” ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | Parashat Acharei Mot ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Leviticus
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
Torah ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ Samaritanism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | part of the Pentateuch ⓘ |
| sectionContext | sexual prohibitions and holiness code in Leviticus 18 ⓘ |
| testament |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| theme |
ethical and ritual commandments
ⓘ
observance of divine statutes and ordinances ⓘ promise of life for obedience ⓘ |
| usedAsBasisFor |
doctrine that preservation of human life overrides almost all commandments
ⓘ
halakhic rule that commandments are given for life, not for death ⓘ principle of pikuach nefesh in Jewish law ⓘ |
| verseNumber | 5 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.