Leviticus 11:44
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For I am the LORDיְהוָה֮
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
your God.אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒
(e·lo·hei·chem)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
Consecrateוְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם֙
(ve·hit·kad·dish·tem)
6942: to be set apart or consecrateddenominative verb from qodesh
yourselves therefore, and be holy,קְדֹשִׁ֔ים
(ke·do·shim,)
6918: sacred, holyfrom the same as qodesh
for I am holy.קָדֹ֖ושׁ
(ka·do·vsh)
6918: sacred, holyfrom the same as qodesh
And you shall not makeתְטַמְּאוּ֙
(te·tam·me·'u)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root
yourselvesנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם
(naf·sho·tei·chem,)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
unclean 
 
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root
with anyבְּכָל־
(be·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
of the swarming thingsהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ
(ha·she·retz)
8318: swarmers, swarming thingsfrom sharats
that swarmהָרֹמֵ֥שׂ
(ha·ro·mes)
7430: to creep, move lightly, move abouta prim. root
on the earth.הָאָֽרֶץ׃
(ha·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
For I am the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
your God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves
qadash  (kaw-dash')
to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
and ye shall be holy
qadowsh  (kaw-doshe')
sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary -- holy (One), saint.
for I am holy
qadowsh  (kaw-doshe')
sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary -- holy (One), saint.
neither shall ye defile
tame'  (taw-may')
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) -- defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, utterly.
yourselves
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
with any manner of creeping thing
sherets  (sheh'-rets)
a swarm, i.e. active mass of minute animals -- creep(-ing thing), move(-ing creature).
that creepeth
ramas  (raw-mas')
to glide swiftly, i.e. to crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarm -- creep, move.
upon the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'For 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.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For I am Yahweh your God, so you must consecrate yourselves and be holy because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any swarming creature that crawls on the ground.

International Standard Version
because I, the LORD, am your God. Set yourselves apart and be holy, because I am holy. You are not to defile yourselves with any of the swarming creatures that swarm the earth.

NET Bible
for I am the LORD your God and you are to sanctify yourselves and be holy because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any of the swarming things that creep on the ground,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"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.

King James 2000 Bible
For I am the LORD your God: you shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall you defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.
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