Leviticus 20:7

Leviticus 20:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, for I am the Lord your God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the Lord your God.

Context of Leviticus 20:7

5then I will turn against that man and his family, and cut off from their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech. 6“Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists and prostitutes himself with them, I will turn against that person and cut him off from his people. Consecrate yourselves and be holy, for I am the Lord your God. 8Keep my statutes and do them; I am the Lord who sets you apart. 9“If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his death is his own fault.

Leviticus 20:7 word by word

וְהִ֨תְקַדִּשְׁתֶּ֔ם וִהְיִיתֶ֖ם קְדֹשִׁ֑ים כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sanctifyקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942
• yourselves therefore, and be ye holyקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Leviticus 20:7

• Leviticus 11:44For I am the Lord your God, so you must consecrate yourselves and be holy because I am holy. Do not defile yourselves by any swarming creature that crawls on the ground.
• Leviticus 19:2“Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
• Ephesians 1:4For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him.
• Colossians 3:12Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:3For this is God’s will, your sanctification: that you keep away from sexual immorality,
• Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness — without it no one will see the Lord.
• 1 Peter 1:15But as the one who called you is holy, you also are to be holy in all your conduct;

Commentaries on Leviticus 20:7

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-197-19. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy--The minute specification of the incestuous and unnatural crimes here enumerated shows their sad prevalence amongst the idolatrous nations around, and the extreme proneness of the Israelites to follow the customs of their neighbors. It is to be understood, that, whenever mention is made that the offender was "to be put to death" without describing the mode, stoning is meant. The only instance of another…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Leviticus 20

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings