Leviticus

Leviticus 21:8

⁸You are to regard him as holy, since he presents the food of your God. He shall be holy to you, because I the LORD am holy — I who set you apart.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You are to regard him as holy	וְקִדַּשְׁתּ֔וֹ	wə·qid·daš·tōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
since	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
presents	מַקְרִ֑יב	maq·rîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7126 come near, approach
the food	לֶ֥חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3899 bread, food
of your God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
He shall be	יִֽהְיֶה־	yih·yeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
holy	קָדֹשׁ֙	qā·ḏōš	Adjective - masculine singular	H6918 sacred, holy
to you	לָּ֔ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
am holy	קָד֔וֹשׁ	qā·ḏō·wōš	Adjective - masculine singular	H6918 sacred, holy
I who set you apart	מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃	mə·qad·diš·ḵem	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H6942 be set apart, consecrated

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.