Leviticus 11:45 - Forerunner Commentary

Leviticus 11:45

43 ^aYou shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps; nor shall you make yourselves unclean with them, lest you be defiled by them.

44 For I am the Lord your ^aGod. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and ^byou shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth.

45 ^aFor I am the Lord who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. ^bYou shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

46 ‘This is the law¹ of the animals and the birds and every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth,

47 ^ato distinguish between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten.’ ”

Verse Comparison: Leviticus 11:45

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American Standard Version
For I am Jehovah that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

Amplified® Bible
For I am the Lord Who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God; therefore you shall be holy, for I am holy.

Contemporary English Version
I brought you out of Egypt so that I could be your God. Now you must become holy, because I am holy!

Darby English Version
For I am Jehovah who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

Good News Bible
I am the LORD who brought you out of Egypt so that I could be your God. You must be holy, because I am holy.

King James Version
For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

New American Standard Bible
`For I am the LORD who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God; thus you shall be holy, for I am holy.'"

New International Version
I am the LORD who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.

New King James Version
For I am the LORD who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
' For Your LORD brought you up from the land of Egypt to rule as your God; thus you shall become holy, for I have inherent holiness.'"

Revised Standard Version
For I am the LORD who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God; you shall therefore be holy, for I am holy."

Young's Literal Translation
for I `am' Jehovah who am bringing you up out of the land of Egypt to become your God; and ye have been holy, for I `am' holy.

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