Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

For I am Jehovah, your God, and ye were consecrated and ye were holy, for I am holy: and ye shall not make your souls unclean by any creeping thing creeping upon the earth.

New American Standard Bible

For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. And you shall not make yourselves unclean with any of the swarming things that swarm on the earth.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

For I am Yahweh your God, so you must consecrate yourselves and be holy because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any swarming creature that crawls on the ground.

International Standard Version

because I, the LORD, am your God. Set yourselves apart and be holy, because I am holy. You are not to defile yourselves with any of the swarming creatures that swarm the earth.

A Conservative Version

For I am LORD your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and become ye holy, since I am holy. Neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that moves upon the earth.

American Standard Version

For I am Jehovah your God: sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that moveth upon the earth.

Amplified

For I am the Lord your God; so consecrate yourselves and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not make yourselves unclean with any of the swarming things that swarm or crawls on the ground.

Bible in Basic English

For I am the Lord your God: for this reason, make and keep yourselves holy, for I am holy; you are not to make yourselves unclean with any sort of thing which goes about flat on the earth.

Darby Translation

For I am Jehovah your God; and ye shall hallow yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy; and ye shall not make yourselves unclean through any manner of crawling thing which creepeth on the earth.

King James 2000

For I am the LORD your God: you shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall you defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

because I [am] Yahweh your God, and you must keep yourselves sanctified, so that you shall be holy, because I [am] holy. And you must not make yourselves unclean with any swarmer that moves along on the land,

Modern King James verseion

For I am Jehovah your God, and you shall sanctify yourselves, and you shall be holy, for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any kind of swarming thing that swarms on the earth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For I am the LORD your God: be sanctified therefore that ye may be holy, for I am holy; and defile not your souls with any manner thing that creepeth upon the earth.

NET Bible

for I am the Lord your God and you are to sanctify yourselves and be holy because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any of the swarming things that creep on the ground,

New Heart English Bible

For I am the LORD your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy: neither shall you defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.

The Emphasized Bible

For, I - Yahweh, am your God, therefore shall ye hallow yourselves and remain holy; for, holy, am, I, - therefore shall ye not make your persons unclean, with any creeping thing that crawleth upon the earth;

Webster

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 animal that creepeth upon the earth.

World English Bible

For I am Yahweh your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy: neither shall you defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.

Youngs Literal Translation

For I am Jehovah your God, and ye have sanctified yourselves, and ye have been holy, for I am holy; and ye do not defile your persons with any teeming thing which is creeping on the earth;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For I am the Lord

Usage: 0

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

and ye shall be holy
קדשׁ קדושׁ 
Qadowsh 
Usage: 116

for I am holy
קדשׁ קדושׁ 
Qadowsh 
Usage: 116

טמא 
Tame' 
Usage: 162

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

שׁרץ 
Sherets 
Usage: 15

רמשׂ 
Ramas 
Usage: 17

Context Readings

Clean And Unclean Animals

43 Ye shall not make your souls abominable by any creeping thing creeping, and ye shall not be unclean by them, and be defiled by them. 44 For I am Jehovah, your God, and ye were consecrated and ye were holy, for I am holy: and ye shall not make your souls unclean by any creeping thing creeping upon the earth. 45 For I am Jehovah bringing up from the land of Egypt, to be to you for God: and ye shall be holy, for I am holy.



Cross References

Leviticus 19:2

Speak to the assembly of the sons of Israel, and say to them, Ye shall be holy, for I Jehovah your God am holy.

Exodus 19:6

And ye shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These the words which thou shalt speak to the sons of Israel.

Leviticus 20:7

And ye were consecrated and ye were holy: for I Jehovah your God.

1 Thessalonians 4:7

But God has not called you to uncleanness, but in consecration.

Exodus 20:2

I am Jehovah thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of servants.

Leviticus 20:26

And, ye were holy to me: for I Jehovah am holy, and I will separate you from the nations to be to me.

Exodus 6:7

And I took you to me for a people, and I was to you for God: and ye knew that I was Jehovah your God, having brought you forth from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

Exodus 23:25

And serve ye Jehovah your God, and he blessed thy bread, and thy waters; and I turned away disease from the midst of thee.

Leviticus 10:3

And Moses will say to Aaron, This which Jehovah spake, saying, In drawing near me I will be consecrated, and before all the people I will be honored. And Aaron will be silent

Leviticus 11:43

Ye shall not make your souls abominable by any creeping thing creeping, and ye shall not be unclean by them, and be defiled by them.

Leviticus 21:8

And he consecrated him, for he bringing the bread of thy God: holy shall he be to thee: for I Jehovah consecrating you am holy,

Deuteronomy 14:2

For thou a holy people to Jehovah thy God, and Jehovah chose in thee to be to him for a people of acquisition above all people which are upon the face of the earth.

1 Samuel 6:20

And the men of the House of the Sun will say, Who shall be able to stand before Jehovah this holy God? and to whom shall it go up from us?

Psalm 99:5

Exalt ye Jehovah our God, and worship at the footstool of his feet; he is holy.

Psalm 99:9

Exalt ye Jehovah our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for Jehovah our God is holy.

Isaiah 6:3-5

And this called to this, and said, Holy, holy, holy, Jehovah of armies: all the earth full of his glory.

Isaiah 43:3

For I Jehovah thy God, the Holy One of Israel, saving thee: I gave Egypt expiating thee, Cush and Seba instead of thee.

Isaiah 51:15

And I am Jehovah thy God causing the sea to tremble. And its billows shall be put in motion: Jehovah of armies his name.

Amos 3:3

Shall two go together if they met not by appointment?

Matthew 5:48

Therefore, be ye perfected, as your Father which is in the heavens is perfected.

1 Peter 2:9

And ye a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for acquisition; so that ye should proclaim the excellencies of him having called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:

Revelation 22:11

He being unjust, let him be unjust yet: and he being filthy, let him be filthy yet: and the just, let him do justice yet: and the holy, let him be holy yet.

1 Peter 1:15-16

But according to the holy one calling you, also should ye yourselves be holy in all turning back;

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