Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God; thus you shall be holy, for I am holy.’”

King James Version

For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

Holman Bible

For I am Yahweh, who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God, so you must be holy because I am holy.

International Standard Version

I am the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. You are to be holy, because I am holy.

A Conservative Version

For I am LORD who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. Ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

American Standard Version

For I am Jehovah that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

Amplified

For I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God; therefore you shall be holy, for I am holy.’”

Bible in Basic English

For I am the Lord, who took you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God; so be you holy, for I am holy.

Darby Translation

For I am Jehovah who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

Julia Smith Translation

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.

King James 2000

For I am the LORD that brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: you shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

Lexham Expanded Bible

because I [am] Yahweh, who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be for you as God. Thus you shall be holy, because I [am] holy.

Modern King James verseion

For I am Jehovah who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For I am the LORD that brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: be holy therefore, for I am holy.

NET Bible

for I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God, and you are to be holy because I am holy.

New Heart English Bible

For I am the LORD who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

The Emphasized Bible

for, I - Yahweh, am he that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, that I might become your God, - therefore shall ye be holy, for, holy, am, I.

Webster

For I am the LORD that bringeth you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

World English Bible

For I am Yahweh who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

Youngs Literal Translation

for I am Jehovah who am bringing you up out of the land of Egypt to become your God; and ye have been holy, for I am holy.

Interlinear

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

Usage: 0

עלה 
`alah 
Usage: 890

you up out of the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

of Egypt
מצרים 
Mitsrayim 
Usage: 681

to be your God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

קדשׁ קדושׁ 
Qadowsh 
Usage: 116

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Clean And Unclean Animals

44 The reason is because I am Jehovah your God. You must live holy lives. Consecrate yourselves and be holy because I am holy. Never become unclean by touching anything that swarms or crawls on the ground. 45 For I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God; thus you shall be holy, for I am holy.’” 46 This is the law about animals, birds, and every living creature that swims in the water and every creature that swarms on the ground.

Cross References

Exodus 6:7

I will make you my people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am Jehovah your God. I brought you out from under the forced labor of the Egyptians.

Exodus 20:2

I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.

Psalm 105:43-45

He brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with a song of joy.

Leviticus 11:44

The reason is because I am Jehovah your God. You must live holy lives. Consecrate yourselves and be holy because I am holy. Never become unclean by touching anything that swarms or crawls on the ground.

Leviticus 25:38

I am Jehovah your God. I brought you out of Egypt to give you Canaan and to be your God.

Hosea 11:1

When Israel was a young man, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.

1 Thessalonians 4:7

For God has not called us to uncleanness, but to holiness.

1 Peter 1:16

Because it is written: You shall be holy for I am holy.

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