LEV 11:44 Parallel View

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Key: yellow:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
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ULT For I am Yahweh your God. And you shall make yourselves holy, and you shall be holy people because I am holy. And you shall not make your spirits unclean with any swarming thing, the one crawling on the earth.

UST Remember who I am: I am Yahweh your God and I am holy. The people of Israel must likewise be holy people because I am holy. Do not cause yourselves to become impure by eating or touching swarming animals or insects that crawl along the ground.

BSB For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy.[fn] You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.

11:44 Here and in verse 45; cited in 1 Peter 1:16

OEB No OEB LEV book available

WEB 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.

WMB For I am the LORD 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.

NET 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,

LSV For I [am] your God YHWH, and you have sanctified yourselves, and you have been holy, for I [am] holy; and you do not defile your persons with any teeming thing which is creeping on the earth;

FBV because I am the Lord your God; so dedicate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Don't defile yourselves by any animal that crawls along the ground.

T4T I am Yahweh your God, and I am holy, so you must consecrate yourselves and be holy. You must avoid eating things that cause you to be unacceptable to me. Do not cause yourselves to become unacceptable to me by eating creatures that scurry across the ground.

LEB because I am Yahweh your God, and you must keep yourselves sanctified, so that[fn] you shall be holy, because Iam holy. And you must not make yourselves unclean with any swarmer that moves along on the land,

?:? Or “and”

BBE For I am the Lord your God: for this reason, make and keep yourselves holy, for I am holy; you are not to make yourselves unclean with any sort of thing which goes about flat on the earth.

MOF No MOF LEV book available

JPS For I am the LORD your God; sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am holy; neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of swarming thing that moveth upon the earth.

ASV 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.

DRA For I am the Lord your God: be holy because I am holy. Defile not your souls by any creeping thing, that moveth upon the earth.

YLT 'For I [am] Jehovah your God, and ye have sanctified yourselves, and ye have been holy, for I [am] holy; and ye do not defile your persons with any teeming thing which is creeping on the earth;

DBY For I am Jehovah your [fn]God; and ye shall hallow yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy; and ye shall not make yourselves unclean through any manner of crawling thing which creepeth on the earth.

11.44 Elohim

RV For I am the LORD 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.

WBS 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 animal that creepeth upon the earth.

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

BB For I am the Lorde your God: Be sanctified therfore, and ye shalbe holy, for I am holy: and ye shall not defyle your soules with any maner of creeping thyng that creepeth vpon the earth:
(For I am the Lord your God: Be sanctified therefore, and ye/you_all shall be holy, for I am holy: and ye/you_all shall not defyle your soules with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth:)

GNV For I am the Lord your God: be sanctified therefore, and be holy, for I am holy, and defile not your selues with any creeping thing, that creepeth vpon the earth.
(For I am the Lord your God: be sanctified therefore, and be holy, for I am holy, and defile not your selves with any creeping thing, that creepeth upon the earth. )

CB for I am the LORDE youre God. Therfore shal ye sanctifie youre selues, that ye maye be holy, for I am holy. And ye shal not defyle youre selues on eny maner of crepynge beest, that crepeth vpon earth:
(for I am the LORD your(pl) God. Therfore shall ye/you_all sanctifie yourselves, that ye/you_all may be holy, for I am holy. And ye/you_all shall not defyle yourselves on any manner of crepynge beast/animal, that crepeth upon earth:)

WYC for Y am youre Lord God; be ye hooli, for Y am hooli. Defoule ye not youre soulis in ech crepynge `beeste which is moued on erthe; for Y am the Lord,
(for I am your(pl) Lord God; be ye/you_all hooli, for I am holy. Defoule ye/you_all not your(pl) soulis in each crepynge `beeste which is moved on earth; for I am the Lord,)

LUT Denn ich bin der HErr, euer GOtt. Darum sollt ihr euch heiligen, daß ihr heilig seid, denn ich bin heilig; und sollt nicht eure SeeLE verunreinigen an irgend einem kriechenden Tier, das auf Erden schleicht.
(Because I bin the HErr, euer God. Therefore sollt her you holyen, that her holy seid, because I bin holy; and sollt not your SeeLE verunreinigen at irgend one kriechenden Tier, the on earthn schleicht.)

CLV Ego enim sum Dominus Deus vester: sancti estote, quia ego sanctus sum. Ne polluatis animas vestras in omni reptili quod movetur super terram.
(I because I_am Master God vester: sancti estote, because I sanctus sum. Ne polluatis animas vestras in omni reptili that movetur super the_earth/land. )

BRN For I am the Lord your God; and ye shall be sanctified, and ye shall be holy, because I the Lord your God am holy; and ye shall not defile your souls with any of the reptiles creeping upon the earth.

BrLXX ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν· καὶ ἁγιασθήσεσθε, καὶ ἅγιοι ἔσεσθε, ὅτι ἅγιός εἰμι ἐγὼ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν· καὶ οὐ μιανεῖτε τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ἑρπετοῖς τοῖς κινουμένοις ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς,
(hoti egō eimi Kurios ho Theos humōn; kai hagiasthaʸsesthe, kai hagioi esesthe, hoti hagios eimi egō Kurios ho Theos humōn; kai ou mianeite tas psuⱪas humōn en pasi tois herpetois tois kinoumenois epi taʸs gaʸs, )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Holiness by Relationship

Holiness refers to God’s transcendent character (Lev 10:3). How can we, finite creatures who have fallen into sin, be holy as God is holy?

We can never become transcendent like God. We will always be finite creatures, and our holiness cannot be absolute the way God’s holiness is. Thus our holiness does not refer to our own nature and character. Instead, it refers to our relationship with God.

When God declares a place to be holy, it is because he manifests himself there (see Exod 3:5); if his presence is withdrawn, the place reverts to being ordinary. When God declares an object to be holy, such as an altar (Exod 29:44-46), it is because it was built in the manner prescribed by God and has been accepted by God for his service. Its relationship to God makes it holy as nothing else could.

It is the same for people. We are told to be holy because God is holy (Lev 19:2; 1 Pet 1:15-16). Such holiness can only be imputed to humans. Without a relationship with God, true holiness remains elusive, no matter how good, pious, or disciplined a person’s life might be. Only God can make people holy (Exod 31:13; Lev 20:8; 22:32). God promises to be with his people and make their holiness possible (Hos 11:9; see Isa 35:8-10).

The church, like Israel of the Old Testament, shares a relationship with God. Our adoption as God’s children allows us to become godly people (see Exod 4:22; Rom 8:14; Gal 3:26; 1 Jn 3:2). The atoning death of Jesus, the Holy One, makes it possible for all who call on him by faith to enjoy a right relationship with him (Rom 5:12-21), which serves as the basis of our holiness (see 1 Cor 6:11). We can be holy in our standing with God as well as in our conduct toward other people—but only through our connection to the holy God.

Passages for Further Study

Exod 3:5; 20:8-11; 28:29-35; 29:44-46; 31:13; Lev 11:44-45; 19:1-3; 20:3-8; 22:32; Ps 24:3-6; Isa 35:8-10; Dan 4:8-9; Rom 8:5-14; Gal 3:2-3; 5:16-26; 1 Pet 1:13-16; 1 Jn 3:2-3

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֣י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָה֮ אֱלֹֽהֵי⁠כֶם֒

that/for/because/then/when I YHWH God,your_all's

The word translated as For indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: “You should avoid making your spirits unclean with them because I am Yahweh your God”

וְ⁠לֹ֤א תְטַמְּאוּ֙ אֶת־נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵי⁠כֶ֔ם

and=not make_~_unclean DOM selves_of,you_all

Alternate translation: “And you shall not make yourselves unclean”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠כָל־הַ⁠שֶּׁ֖רֶץ הָ⁠רֹמֵ֥שׂ עַל־הָ⁠אָֽרֶץ׃

in=all the,swarming_creature the=(one)_creeping on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when I YHWH God,your_all's and,consecrate and=you_all_will_be holy that/for/because/then/when holy I and=not make_~_unclean DOM selves_of,you_all in=all the,swarming_creature the=(one)_creeping on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=earth/land )

This expression refers to the same animals that were described in 11:41–42. If this would be unclean in your language, consider stating the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “with any of those swarming animals or insects that swarm or crawl on the earth”

Parallel LEV 11:44