Leviticus
Leviticus 11:44–45
44For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy.e You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground. 45For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
Footnotes
- e 11:44 Here and in verse 45; cited in 1 Peter 1:16|1PE 1:16
Word by word
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Leviticus 11:44
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָה֮ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
| consecrate yourselves | וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם֙ | wə·hiṯ·qad·diš·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H6942 be set apart, consecrated |
| therefore | וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם֙ | wə·hiṯ·qad·diš·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H6942 be set apart, consecrated |
| and be | וִהְיִיתֶ֣ם | wih·yî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| holy | קְדֹשִׁ֔ים | qə·ḏō·šîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H6918 sacred, holy |
| because | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אָ֑נִי | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am holy | קָד֖וֹשׁ | qā·ḏō·wōš | Adjective - masculine singular | H6918 sacred, holy |
| You must not | וְלֹ֤א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| defile | תְטַמְּאוּ֙ | ṯə·ṭam·mə·’ū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H2930 be or become unclean |
| yourselves | נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם | nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| by any | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| creature | הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ | haš·še·reṣ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8318 swarmers, swarming things |
| that crawls | הָרֹמֵ֥שׂ | hā·rō·mêś | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7430 creep, move lightly, move about |
| along | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the ground | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Leviticus 11:45
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י׀ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| who brought you up | הַֽמַּעֲלֶ֤ה | ham·ma·‘ă·leh | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| out of the land | מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֔יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| so that I would be | לִהְיֹ֥ת | lih·yōṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| your | לָכֶ֖ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| God | לֵאלֹהִ֑ים | lê·lō·hîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| therefore be | וִהְיִיתֶ֣ם | wih·yî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| holy | קְדֹשִׁ֔ים | qə·ḏō·šîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H6918 sacred, holy |
| because | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אָֽנִי׃ | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am holy | קָד֖וֹשׁ | qā·ḏō·wōš | Adjective - masculine singular | H6918 sacred, holy |
Cross-references
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Leviticus 11:44 Exodus 20:2 · 1 Peter 1:15–16 · Leviticus 19:2 · Leviticus 20:7 · Leviticus 20:26 · 1 Thessalonians 4:7 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Leviticus 21:8 · Deuteronomy 14:2 · Revelation 22:11 · Psalm 99:5 · Matthew 5:48
Leviticus 11:45 Leviticus 11:44 · Exodus 20:2 · Exodus 6:7 · 1 Peter 1:16 · Psalm 105:43–45 · 1 Thessalonians 4:7 · Hosea 11:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.