Leviticus

Leviticus 19:2

2“Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.a

Footnotes

  • a 19:2 Cited in 1 Peter 1:16|1PE 1:16

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Speakדַּבֵּ֞רdab·bêrVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularH1696 speak
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the wholeכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
congregationעֲדַ֧ת‘ă·ḏaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH5712 congregation
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֥wə·’ā·mar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH559 utter, say
themאֲלֵהֶ֖ם’ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH413 motion to
Beתִּהְי֑וּtih·yūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
holyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםqə·ḏō·šîmAdjective - masculine pluralH6918 sacred, holy
becauseכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Iאֲנִ֖י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH430 God
am holyקָד֔וֹשׁqā·ḏō·wōšAdjective - masculine singularH6918 sacred, holy

Cross-references

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Leviticus 11:44–45 · Leviticus 20:7 · 1 Peter 1:15–16 · 2 Corinthians 6:14–16 · Matthew 5:48 · Leviticus 20:26 · 2 Corinthians 7:1 · Exodus 19:6 · Leviticus 21:8 · Isaiah 6:3–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.