# ordinance

## Definition:

An ordinance is a public regulation or law that gives rules or instructions for people to follow. This term is related to the term "ordain."

* Sometimes an ordinance is a custom that has become well established through years of practice.
* In the Bible, an ordinance was something that God commanded the Israelites to do. Sometimes he commanded them to do it forever.
* The term "ordinance" could be translated as "public decree" or "regulation" or "law," depending on the context.

(See also: [command](../kt/command.md), [decree](../other/decree.md), [law](../kt/lawofmoses.md), [ordain](../other/ordain.md), [statute](../other/statute.md))

## Bible References:

* [Deuteronomy 04:13-14](rc://en/tn/help/deu/04/13)
* [Exodus 27:20-21](rc://en/tn/help/exo/27/20)
* [Leviticus 08:31-33](rc://en/tn/help/lev/08/31)
* [Malachi 03:6-7](rc://en/tn/help/mal/03/06)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H1881, H2706, H2708, H4687, H4931, H4941, H5715, G1345, G1378

## Forms Found in the English ULB:

ordinance, ordinances