Leviticus
Leviticus 20:7–8
7Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God. 8And you shall keep My statutes and practice them. I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
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Leviticus 20:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consecrate yourselves | וְהִ֨תְקַדִּשְׁתֶּ֔ם | wə·hiṯ·qad·diš·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H6942 be set apart, consecrated |
| therefore | וִהְיִיתֶ֖ם | wih·yî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| and be | וִהְיִיתֶ֖ם | wih·yî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| holy | קְדֹשִׁ֑ים | qə·ḏō·šîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H6918 sacred, holy |
| because | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
Leviticus 20:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And you shall keep | וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ | ū·šə·mar·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| My statutes | חֻקֹּתַ֔י | ḥuq·qō·ṯay | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute |
| and practice them | וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם | wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| who sanctifies you | מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ | mə·qad·diš·ḵem | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H6942 be set apart, consecrated |
Cross-references
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Leviticus 20:7 Leviticus 11:44 · Leviticus 19:2 · 1 Peter 1:15–16 · Ephesians 1:4 · Colossians 3:12 · 1 Thessalonians 4:7 · 1 Thessalonians 4:3 · Hebrews 12:14 · Philippians 2:12–13
Leviticus 20:8 Exodus 31:13 · James 1:22 · 1 Thessalonians 5:23 · Matthew 5:19 · Leviticus 21:8 · Matthew 12:50 · 2 Thessalonians 2:13 · Matthew 7:24 · Revelation 22:14 · Leviticus 19:37
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.