Leviticus (KJV)
27 chapters · 859 verses. Choose a chapter to read it in the King James Version.
About the Book of Leviticus
Leviticus gives Israel instructions for worship, sacrifice, and holy living so that a sinful people could dwell near a holy God. Its laws of sacrifice, purity, and the priesthood define what it means for Israel to be set apart.
- Genre
- Law
- Author
- Traditionally attributed to Moses
- First audience
- Israel at Sinai
How to read it: Read the law within its covenant setting; ask what each provision reveals about holiness, atonement, and God's character.
It opens: “And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,” (Leviticus 1:1)
Chapters
Key verses in Leviticus
The verses of Leviticus that the rest of Scripture cross-references most often.
And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.
Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.