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

1The Lord spoke to Moses, “Tell the whole congregation of Israel: Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy. 3“Respect your mother and father. Observe my days of rest as holy days. I am the Lord your God. 4“Don’t turn to worthless gods or cast metal idols. Never make any gods for yourselves. I am the Lord 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto all the congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto them, Ye shall be holyקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
• for I the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Leviticus 19:2

• Leviticus 11:44“Here is the reason: I am the Lord your God. You must live holy lives. Be holy because I am holy. Never become unclean by touching anything that swarms or crawls on the ground.
• Leviticus 20:7“Live holy lives. Be holy because I am the Lord your God.
• Leviticus 21:8Be holy because you offer the food of your God. Be holy because I, the Lord, am holy. I set you apart as holy.
• Exodus 19:6You will be my kingdom of priests and my holy nation.’ These are the words you must speak to the Israelites.”
• Isaiah 6:3They called to each other and said, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Armies! The whole earth is filled with his glory.”
• Amos 3:3Do two people ever walk together without meeting first?
• Matthew 5:48That is why you must be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect.
• 2 Corinthians 6:14Stop forming inappropriate relationships with unbelievers. Can right and wrong be partners? Can light have anything in common with darkness?
• 2 Corinthians 7:1Since we have these promises, dear friends, we need to cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit and live a holy life in the fear of God.
• 1 Peter 1:15But because the God who called you is holy, you must be holy in every aspect of your life.

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