Leviticus

Leviticus 11:45

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.