Leviticus 20:7

In 11 translations

BSB

Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

KJV

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

WEB

“‘Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am Yahweh your God.

ASV

Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am Jehovah your God.

LSV

And you have sanctified yourselves, and you have been holy, for I [am] your God YHWH;

YLT

'And ye have sanctified yourselves, and ye have been holy, for I [am] Jehovah your God;

DBY

Hallow yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am Jehovah your God.Elohim

DRC

Sanctify yourselves, and be ye holy because I am the Lord your God.

GNV

Sanctifie your selues therefore, and be holie, for I am the Lord your God.

JPS

Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am the LORD your God.

LXXE

And ye shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

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WLC

וְהִ֨תְקַדִּשְׁתֶּ֔ם וִהְיִיתֶ֖ם קְדֹשִׁ֑ים כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἔσεσθε ἅγιοι, ὅτι ἅγιος ἐγὼ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν.

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• Leviticus 11:44For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.
• Leviticus 19:2“Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
• 1 Peter 1:15–16But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
• Ephesians 1:4For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
• Colossians 3:12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:7For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:3For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
• Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
• Philippians 2:12–13Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God who works in you to will and…

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