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New Living Translation
Leviticus 19:2
"Give the following instructions to the entire community of Israel. You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
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Hebrew Names Version
Speak to all the congregation of the children of Yisra'el, and tell them, You shall be holy; for I the LORD your God am holy.
Speak to all the congregation of the children of Yisra'el, and tell them, You shall be holy; for I the LORD your God am holy.
King James Version
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.
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.
Lexham English Bible
"Speak to all the community of the Israelites, and say to them, ‘You must be holy, because I, Yahweh your God, am holy.
"Speak to all the community of the Israelites, and say to them, ‘You must be holy, because I, Yahweh your God, am holy.
New Century Version
"Tell all the people of Israel: ‘I am the Lord your God. You must be holy because I am holy.
"Tell all the people of Israel: ‘I am the Lord your God. You must be holy because I am holy.
New English Translation
"Speak to the whole congregation of the Israelites and tell them, ‘You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
"Speak to the whole congregation of the Israelites and tell them, ‘You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
Amplified Bible
"Say to all the congregation of the children of Israel, 'You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.
"Say to all the congregation of the children of Israel, 'You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.
New American Standard Bible
"Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, 'You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.
"Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, 'You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Speake vnto all the Congregation of the children of Israel, and say vnto them, Ye shalbe holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
Speake vnto all the Congregation of the children of Israel, and say vnto them, Ye shalbe holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
Legacy Standard Bible
"Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘You shall be holy, for I, Yahweh your God, am holy.
"Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘You shall be holy, for I, Yahweh your God, am holy.
Contemporary English Version
to say to the community of Israel: I am the Lord your God. I am holy, and you must be holy too!
to say to the community of Israel: I am the Lord your God. I am holy, and you must be holy too!
Complete Jewish Bible
"Speak to the entire community of Isra'el; tell them, ‘You people are to be holy because I, Adonai your God, am holy.
"Speak to the entire community of Isra'el; tell them, ‘You people are to be holy because I, Adonai your God, am holy.
Darby Translation
Speak unto all the assembly of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Holy shall ye be, for I Jehovah your God am holy.
Speak unto all the assembly of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Holy shall ye be, for I Jehovah your God am holy.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Tell all the Israelites: I am the Lord your God. I am holy, so you must be holy.
"Tell all the Israelites: I am the Lord your God. I am holy, so you must be holy.
English Standard Version
"Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
"Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
George Lamsa Translation
Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy; for I the LORD your God am holy.
Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy; for I the LORD your God am holy.
Good News Translation
to say to the community of Israel, "Be holy, because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
to say to the community of Israel, "Be holy, because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
Christian Standard Bible®
“Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
“Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
Literal Translation
Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them, You are holy, for I am holy, Jehovah your God.
Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them, You are holy, for I am holy, Jehovah your God.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Speake to the whole congregacion of the children of Israel, and saye vnto them: Ye shall be holy, for I am holy, euen the LORDE youre God.
Speake to the whole congregacion of the children of Israel, and saye vnto them: Ye shall be holy, for I am holy, euen the LORDE youre God.
American Standard Version
Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy.
Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy.
Bible in Basic English
Say to all the people of Israel, You are to be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.
Say to all the people of Israel, You are to be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Speake vnto all the congregation of ye chyldren of Israel, and say vnto them: Ye shalbe holy, for I the Lorde your God am holy.
Speake vnto all the congregation of ye chyldren of Israel, and say vnto them: Ye shalbe holy, for I the Lorde your God am holy.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
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.
King James Version (1611)
Speake vnto all the Congregation of the children of Israel, and say vnto them, Ye shalbe holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.
Speake vnto all the Congregation of the children of Israel, and say vnto them, Ye shalbe holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Speak to the congregation of the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Ye shall be holy; for I the Lord your God am holy.
Speak to the congregation of the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Ye shall be holy; for I the Lord your God am holy.
English Revised Version
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.
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.
Berean Standard Bible
"Speak to the entire congregation of the Israelites and tell them: 'Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
"Speak to the entire congregation of the Israelites and tell them: 'Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Speke thou to al the cumpenye of the sones of Israel, and thou schalt seie to hem, Be ye hooli, for Y am hooli, youre Lord God.
Speke thou to al the cumpenye of the sones of Israel, and thou schalt seie to hem, Be ye hooli, for Y am hooli, youre Lord God.
Young's Literal Translation
`Speak unto all the company of the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Ye are holy, for holy [am] I, Jehovah, your God.
`Speak unto all the company of the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Ye are holy, for holy [am] I, Jehovah, your God.
Update Bible Version
Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and say to them, You shall be holy; for I, Yahweh your God, am holy.
Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and say to them, You shall be holy; for I, Yahweh your God, am holy.
Webster's Bible Translation
Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God [am] holy.
Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God [am] holy.
World English Bible
Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, You shall be holy; for I Yahweh your God am holy.
Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, You shall be holy; for I Yahweh your God am holy.
New King James Version
"Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: "You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.
"Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: "You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.
New Life Bible
"Say to all the people of Israel, ‘Be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
"Say to all the people of Israel, ‘Be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
New Revised Standard
Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Speak unto all the assembly of the sons of Israel and thou shalt say unto them - Holy, shall ye be, - For holy, am I - Yahweh - your God
Speak unto all the assembly of the sons of Israel and thou shalt say unto them - Holy, shall ye be, - For holy, am I - Yahweh - your God
Douay-Rheims Bible
Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel. And thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy.
Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel. And thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy.
Revised Standard Version
"Say to all the congregation of the people of Israel, You shall be holy; for I the LORD your God am holy.
"Say to all the congregation of the people of Israel, You shall be holy; for I the LORD your God am holy.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, 'You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.
"Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, 'You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.
Contextual Overview
1 The Lord also said to Moses, 2 "Give the following instructions to the entire community of Israel. You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy. 3 "Each of you must show great respect for your mother and father, and you must always observe my Sabbath days of rest. I am the Lord your God. 4 "Do not put your trust in idols or make metal images of gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God. 5 "When you sacrifice a peace offering to the Lord , offer it properly so you will be accepted by God. 6 The sacrifice must be eaten on the same day you offer it or on the next day. Whatever is left over until the third day must be completely burned up. 7 If any of the sacrifice is eaten on the third day, it will be contaminated, and I will not accept it. 8 Anyone who eats it on the third day will be punished for defiling what is holy to the Lord and will be cut off from the community. 9 "When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. 10 It is the same with your grape crop—do not strip every last bunch of grapes from the vines, and do not pick up the grapes that fall to the ground. Leave them for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I am the Lord your God.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Ye shall: Leviticus 11:44, Leviticus 11:45, Leviticus 20:7, Leviticus 20:26, Leviticus 21:8, Exodus 19:6, Isaiah 6:3, Isaiah 6:4, Amos 3:3, Matthew 5:48, 2 Corinthians 6:14-16, 2 Corinthians 7:1, 1 Peter 1:15, 1 Peter 1:16
Reciprocal: Exodus 15:11 - glorious Exodus 22:31 - holy Exodus 28:36 - HOLINESS Exodus 29:46 - I am Numbers 15:40 - be holy Deuteronomy 14:2 - General Deuteronomy 27:10 - General Joshua 24:19 - holy Job 6:10 - the Holy One Psalms 93:5 - holiness Psalms 99:5 - he is holy 1 Thessalonians 4:7 - God Hebrews 12:10 - partakers
Cross-References
Genesis 18:4
Rest in the shade of this tree while water is brought to wash your feet.
Rest in the shade of this tree while water is brought to wash your feet.
Genesis 19:17
When they were safely out of the city, one of the angels ordered, "Run for your lives! And don't look back or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away!"
When they were safely out of the city, one of the angels ordered, "Run for your lives! And don't look back or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away!"
Genesis 19:21
"All right," the angel said, "I will grant your request. I will not destroy the little village.
"All right," the angel said, "I will grant your request. I will not destroy the little village.
Genesis 19:28
He looked out across the plain toward Sodom and Gomorrah and watched as columns of smoke rose from the cities like smoke from a furnace.
He looked out across the plain toward Sodom and Gomorrah and watched as columns of smoke rose from the cities like smoke from a furnace.
Genesis 19:29
But God had listened to Abraham's request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain.
But God had listened to Abraham's request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain.
Acts 16:15
She and her household were baptized, and she asked us to be her guests. "If you agree that I am a true believer in the Lord," she said, "come and stay at my home." And she urged us until we agreed.
She and her household were baptized, and she asked us to be her guests. "If you agree that I am a true believer in the Lord," she said, "come and stay at my home." And she urged us until we agreed.
Hebrews 13:2
Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!
Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel,.... They could not be all spoke to together, but tribe after tribe, or family after family; or rather the heads of the tribes, and at most the heads of families were convened, and the following instructions were given, to be communicated to their respective tribes and families. Jarchi says this section was spoken in the congregation, because the greater part of the body of the law, or the more substantial parts of it, depend upon it; and indeed all the ten commandments are included in it, with various other laws, both judicial and ceremonial. Aben Ezra remarks, that all the congregation are spoken to, to include the proselytes, because they had been warned of incests, as the Israelites, in the preceding chapter, :-;
and say unto them, ye shall be holy: a separate people from all others, abstaining from all the impurity and idolatry they are cautioned against in the foregoing chapter, and observing the holy precepts expressed in this:
for I the Lord your God [am] holy; in his nature, essence, originally, independently, immutably, and perfectly; and the more holy they were, the more like they would be to him; :- and
:-; where the same words are used, after the laws given about creatures clean and unclean to be eaten, as here, after those about impure copulations and incests.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Ye shall be holy ... - These words express the keynote to the whole book of Leviticus, being addressed to the whole nation. There does not appear to be any systematic arrangement in the laws which follow. They were intended as guards to the sanctity of the elect people, enforcing common duties by immediate appeal to the highest authority. Compare Leviticus 18:24-30 note.
