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 Myself will set My face against that man and against his family, and I will cut off from among their people both him and all those who play the harlot after him, by playing the harlot after Molech. 6‘As for the person who turns to mediums and to spiritists, to play the harlot after them, I will also set My face against that person and will cut him off from among his people. You shall consecrate yourselves therefore and be holy, for I am the Lord your God. 8You shall keep My statutes and practice them; I am the Lord who sanctifies you. 9‘If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother, his bloodguiltiness is upon him.

Leviticus 20:7 word by word

וְהִ֨תְקַדִּשְׁתֶּ֔ם וִהְיִיתֶ֖ם קְדֹשִׁ֑ים כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• You shall consecrateקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942
• be holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• for I am the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Leviticus 20:7

• Leviticus 11:44For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. And you shall not make yourselves unclean with any of the swarming things that swarm on the earth.
• Leviticus 19:2“Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
• Ephesians 1:4just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love
• Colossians 3:12So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;
• 1 Thessalonians 4:3For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality;
• Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.
• 1 Peter 1:15but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior;

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