Leviticus 19:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Speak to the entire assembly of the Israelites and tell them: 'Be holy, because I, the LORD your God, am holy.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Speak{H1696} unto all the congregation{H5712} of the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} and say{H559} unto them, Ye shall be holy;{H6918} for I Jehovah{H3068} your God{H430} am holy.{H6918}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Speak{H1696}{(H8761)} unto all the congregation{H5712} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, and say{H559}{(H8804)} unto them, Ye shall be holy{H6918}: for I the LORD{H3068} your God{H430} am holy{H6918}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    speake vnto all the multitude of the childern of Israel, and saye vnto them. Be holy for I the Lorde youre God am holye.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Speake to the whole congregacion of the children of Israel, and saye vnto them: Ye shall be holy, for I am holy, euen the LORDE youre God.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Speake vnto all the Congregation of the children of Israel, and say vnto them, Ye shalbe holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Speake vnto all the congregation of ye chyldren of Israel, and say vnto them: Ye shalbe holy, for I the Lorde your God am holy.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, 'You shall be holy; for I Yahweh your God am holy.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `Speak unto all the company of the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Ye are holy, for holy `am' I, Jehovah, your God.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Say to all the people of Israel, You are to be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, 'You shall be holy; for I Yahweh your God am holy.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “Speak to the whole congregation of the Israelites and tell them,‘You must be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 11:44-45 : 44 For I am the LORD your God: therefore you shall sanctify yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy: nor shall you defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creeps upon the earth. 45 For I am the LORD who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: therefore you shall be holy, for I am holy.
  • Lev 20:7 : 7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy: for I am the LORD your God.
  • Lev 20:26 : 26 And you shall be holy to me: for I the LORD am holy, and have separated you from other people, that you should be mine.
  • 1 Pet 1:15-16 : 15 But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct; 16 Because it is written, "Be holy; for I am holy."
  • Exod 19:6 : 6 And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.
  • Matt 5:48 : 48 Therefore be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
  • 2 Cor 6:14-16 : 14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? 15 And what agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what part has he who believes with an unbeliever? 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God; as God has said: I will dwell in them and walk among them. 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 You shall sanctify him therefore; for he offers the bread of your God: he shall be holy to you: for I the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy.
  • Isa 6:3-4 : 3 And one called to 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 were shaken at the voice of the one who called, and the house was filled with smoke.
  • Amos 3:3 : 3 Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Lev 20:7-8
    2 verses
    87%

    7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy: for I am the LORD your God.

    8 And you shall keep my statutes and do them: I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

  • Lev 11:44-45
    2 verses
    85%

    44 For I am the LORD your God: therefore you shall sanctify yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy: nor shall you defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.

    45 For I am the LORD who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: therefore you shall be holy, for I am holy.

  • Lev 20:26
    85%

    26 And you shall be holy to me: for I the LORD am holy, and have separated you from other people, that you should be mine.

  • Lev 18:1-2
    2 verses
    85%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    2 Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, I am the LORD your God.

  • 1 Pet 1:15-16
    2 verses
    83%

    15 But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct;

    16 Because it is written, "Be holy; for I am holy."

  • Lev 19:1
    81%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Exod 19:6
    81%

    6 And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.

  • Lev 21:8
    80%

    8 You shall sanctify him therefore; for he offers the bread of your God: he shall be holy to you: for I the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy.

  • Lev 22:31-33
    3 verses
    79%

    31 Therefore you shall keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.

    32 Neither shall you profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD who sanctifies you,

    33 Who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD.

  • Lev 19:3-4
    2 verses
    79%

    3 You shall respect every man his mother and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.

    4 Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.

  • Lev 22:1-3
    3 verses
    79%

    1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

    2 Speak unto Aaron and his sons, that they set themselves apart from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they do not profane my holy name in those things which they consecrate unto me: I am the LORD.

    3 Say unto them, Whoever he be of all your descendants throughout your generations, that approaches the holy things, which the children of Israel dedicate unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.

  • Lev 19:30
    79%

    30 You shall keep my sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

  • Lev 26:2
    78%

    2 You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

  • Lev 23:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    2 Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy gatherings, these are my feasts.

  • Lev 17:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    2 Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, saying,

  • Lev 22:17
    76%

    17 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

  • Exod 31:12-13
    2 verses
    76%

    12 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    13 Speak also to the children of Israel, saying, Truly my Sabbaths you shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

  • Exod 30:29
    76%

    29 And you shall sanctify them, that they may be most holy; whoever touches them must be holy.

  • Deut 14:2
    75%

    2 For you are a holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a peculiar people to Himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.

  • Ezek 20:19
    75%

    19 I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;

  • Lev 21:16
    75%

    16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Exod 19:10
    75%

    10 And the LORD said to Moses, Go to the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes,

  • Lev 18:30
    75%

    30 Therefore you shall keep my ordinance, that you do not commit any of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that you do not defile yourselves by them: I am the LORD your God.

  • Num 15:17
    74%

    17 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Deut 26:19
    74%

    19 And to make you high above all nations which he has made, in praise, and in name, and in honor; and that you may be a holy people to the LORD your God, as he has spoken.

  • Num 15:40-41
    2 verses
    74%

    40 That you may remember and do all My commandments, and be holy to your God.

    41 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God.

  • Exod 13:1
    74%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Exod 35:1
    74%

    1 And Moses gathered all the assembly of the children of Israel together, and said to them, These are the words which the LORD has commanded, that you should do them.

  • Num 19:1
    74%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

  • Lev 21:6
    74%

    6 They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God: for they offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God: therefore they shall be holy.

  • Exod 6:2
    74%

    2 And God spoke to Moses, and said to him, I am the LORD:

  • Exod 35:4
    73%

    4 And Moses spoke to all the assembly of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying,

  • Lev 10:10
    73%

    10 that you may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;

  • Lev 19:37
    73%

    37 Therefore you shall observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.

  • Ezek 20:7
    73%

    7 Then I said to them, Cast away every man the abominations of his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

  • Num 3:11
    73%

    11 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Num 3:14
    73%

    14 And the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,