2Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy.


In Context

1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy.

3 Let every one fear his father, and his mother. Keep my sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.

4 Turn ye not to idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:2Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God [am] holy.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:2"Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: 'Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:2Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:2Speak unto all the assembly of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Holy shall ye be, for I Jehovah your God am holy.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:2Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:2Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:2Speak unto all the company of the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Ye are holy, for holy am I, Jehovah, your God.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:2Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them, You shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.