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 set My face against that man and against his family, and will cut him off, along with all who play the prostitute after him with Molech, from among their people. 6“The soul that turns to mediums or to soothsayers, prostituting himself with them, I will set My face against that soul and will cut him off from among his people. So consecrate yourselves and be holy, for I am Adonai your God. 8You are to keep My statutes, and do them. I am Adonai who sanctifies you. 9“Any man who curses his father or his mother should surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother, and his blood should be on him.

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 11:44“For I am Adonai your God. Therefore, sanctify yourselves, and be holy, for I am holy. You are not to defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.
• Leviticus 19:2“Speak to all the congregation of Bnei-Yisrael and tell them: You shall be kedoshim, for I, Adonai your God, am holy.
• Ephesians 1:4He chose us in the Messiah before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless before Him in love.
• Colossians 3:12Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves in tender compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience—
• 1 Thessalonians 4:3For this is the will of God—your sanctification: to abstain from sexual immorality;
• Hebrews 12:14Pursue shalom with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
• 1 Peter 1:15Instead, just like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in everything you do.

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

Topics related to Leviticus 20:7

• Holiness
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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