Leviticus 11:44

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“For I am Yahweh your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.”

— WEB

“For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”

— KJV

“For I am Jehovah your God: sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that moveth upon the earth.”

— ASV

Cross-references

Related verses via the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Exodus 20:2 "“I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage."
1 Peter 1:15-16 "but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;"
Leviticus 19:2 "“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘You shall be holy; for I, Yahweh your God, am holy."
Leviticus 20:7 "“‘Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am Yahweh your God."
Leviticus 20:26 "You shall be holy to me; for I, Yahweh, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that you should be mine."
1 Peter 2:9 "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of …"
1 Thessalonians 4:7 "For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification."
Leviticus 21:8 "You shall sanctify him therefore; for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you; for I Yahweh, who sanctify you, am holy."

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