Leviticus 19:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־כָּל־עֲדַ֧ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֥ אֲלֵהֶ֖ם קְדֹשִׁ֣ים תִּהְי֑וּ כִּ֣י קָד֔וֹשׁ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם

Transliteration

dabbēr ʾel-kol-ʿăḏaṯ bənê-Yiśrāʾēl wə-ʾāmartā ʾălēhem qəḏōšîm tihyû kî qāḏôš ʾănî YHWH ʾĕlōhêḵem

Grammar Details

• *dabbēr*: Piel imperative, masculine singular - speak!
• *ʾel*: preposition - to, toward
• *kol*: construct noun - all of, whole of
• *ʿăḏaṯ*: construct noun, feminine singular - congregation/assembly of
• *bənê*: construct noun, masculine plural - sons/children of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *wə-ʾāmartā*: waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall say
• *ʾălēhem*: preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them
• *qəḏōšîm*: adjective, masculine plural - holy ones/holy
• *tihyû*: Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall be
• *kî*: conjunction - for, because
• *qāḏôš*: adjective, masculine singular - holy
• *ʾănî*: 1st person singular independent pronoun - I
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD
• *ʾĕlōhêḵem*: noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your God

Word Meanings

• *dabbēr*: speak/address/tell
• *ʿăḏaṯ*: congregation/assembly/community
• *qəḏōšîm*: holy/set apart/consecrated
• *tihyû*: you shall be/you must be/you are to be
• *kî*: for/because/since
• *qāḏôš*: holy/set apart/consecrated

Referenced Verses

• Lev 11:44-45 : 44 For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 45 For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
• Lev 20:7 : 7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.
• Lev 20:26 : 26 And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.
• 1 Pet 1:15-16 : 15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
• Exod 19:6 : 6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
• Matt 5:48 : 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
• 2 Cor 6:14-16 : 14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
• 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
• Lev 21:8 : 8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.
• Isa 6:3-4 : 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
• Amos 3:3 : 3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?