Leviticus 11:45

Leviticus 11:45 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)I am the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I am the Lord who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

Context of Leviticus 11:45

43Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them. 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. For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy. 46This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground. 47You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”

Leviticus 11:45 word by word

כִּ֣י׀ אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה הַֽמַּעֲלֶ֤ה אֶתְכֶם֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם לִהְיֹ֥ת לָכֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִ֑ים וִהְיִיתֶ֣ם קְדֹשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י קָד֖וֹשׁ אָֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
• am the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• who brought you upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• out of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• so that I would beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• holyקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:45

• Exodus 6:7I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.
• Psalms 105:43He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.
• 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.
• Exodus 20:2“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
• Hosea 11:1When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:7For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:45

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 44-47Verses 44-47 These verses set forth the spiritual ground on which the distinction between clean and unclean is based. Compare the marginal references and Leviticus 10:10; Leviticus 20:25-26; 1 Peter 1:15-16. The basis of the obligation to maintain the distinction was the call of the Hebrews to be the special people of Yahweh. It was to he something in their daily life to remind them of the covenant which distinguished them from the nations of the world…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 45brought you up out of the land of Egypt: This phrase or a similar one appears often in the first five books of the Bible (see Leviticus 19:36; 22:33; 25:38; 26:13; Exodus 13:9; 20:2; Numbers 15:41; Deuteronomy 4:37). Each time, it reminds the Israelites, God's chosen people, of God's great act of freeing them from Egypt. Other verses in the Old Testament often mention the exodus event (Psalms 80:8; 106:21; Isaiah 11:16; Jeremiah 34:13; Hosea 12:9; 13:4…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-471-2. the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron--These laws, being addressed to both the civil and ecclesiastical rulers in Israel, may serve to indicate the twofold view that is to be taken of them. Undoubtedly the first and strongest reason for instituting a distinction among meats was to discourage the Israelites from spreading into other countries, and from general intercourse with the world--to prevent them acquiring familiarity with the inhabitants of…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• God
• Egypt, Egyptian
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Animal
• Clean
• Food
• Paw
• Unclean
• Atonement, Day of

Commentaries on Leviticus 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings