Leviticus 19:2

Leviticus 19:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“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.

Context of Leviticus 19:2

1And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, Speak unto all the assembly of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Holy shall ye be, for I Jehovah your God am holy. 3Ye shall reverence every man his mother, and his father, and my sabbaths shall ye keep: I am Jehovah your God. 4Ye shall not turn unto idols, and ye shall not make to yourselves molten gods: I am Jehovah your God.

Leviticus 19:2 word by word

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

• Speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• assemblyעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Holyקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
• beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Leviticus 19:2

• Leviticus 11:44For I am Jehovah your God; and ye shall hallow yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy; and ye shall not make yourselves unclean through any manner of crawling thing which creepeth on the earth.
• Leviticus 20:7Hallow yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am Jehovah your God.
• Leviticus 21:8And thou shalt hallow him; for the bread of thy God doth he present: he shall be holy unto thee; for I, Jehovah, who hallow you am holy.
• Exodus 19:6and ye shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak to the children of Israel.
• Isaiah 6:3And one called to the other and said, Holy, holy, holy is Jehovah of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!
• Amos 3:3Shall two walk together except they be agreed?
• Matthew 5:48Be ye therefore perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.
• 2 Corinthians 6:14Be not diversely yoked with unbelievers; for what participation [is there] between righteousness and lawlessness? or what fellowship of light with darkness?
• 2 Corinthians 7:1Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us purify ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in God's fear.
• 1 Peter 1:15but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all [your] conversation;

Commentaries on Leviticus 19:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Ye shall be holy … - These words express the keynote to the whole book of Leviticus, being addressed to the whole nation. There does not appear to be any systematic arrangement in the laws which follow. They were intended as guards to the sanctity of the elect people, enforcing common duties by immediate appeal to the highest authority. Compare Leviticus 18:24-30 note.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Be holy: See study note on Leviticus 11:44–45.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-372. Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel--Many of the laws enumerated in this chapter had been previously announced. As they were, however, of a general application, not suited to particular classes, but to the nation at large, so Moses seems, according to divine instructions, to have rehearsed them, perhaps on different occasions and to successive divisions of the people, till "all the congregation of the children of Israel" were…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Leviticus 19

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings