Leviticus 11:45

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֣י ׀ אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה הַֽמַּעֲלֶ֤ה אֶתְכֶם֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם לִהְיֹ֥ת לָכֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִ֑ים וִהְיִיתֶ֣ם קְדֹשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י קָד֖וֹשׁ אָֽנִי׃

Transliteration

kî ʾănî YHWH the-maʿăleh ʾetkem from-ʾereṣ miṣrayim to-lihyôt to-you to-ʾĕlōhîm wihyîtem qədōšîm kî qādôš ʾānî

Grammar Details

*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*ʾănî*: pronoun, 1st person, singular - I
*YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh
*maʿăleh*: Hiphil participle, masculine, singular - bringing up/causing to go up
*ʾetkem*: direct object marker + 2nd person, masculine, plural suffix - you
*ʾereṣ*: noun, feminine, singular, construct - land of
*miṣrayim*: proper noun - Egypt
*lihyôt*: preposition + verb, Qal, infinitive construct - to be
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine, plural - God/gods
*wihyîtem*: conjunction + verb, Qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural - and you will be
*qədōšîm*: adjective, masculine, plural - holy/set apart
*qādôš*: adjective, masculine, singular - holy/set apart
*ʾānî*: pronoun, 1st person, singular - I

Word Meanings

*maʿăleh*: bringing up/causing to go up/leading out
*ʾereṣ*: land/country/earth
*miṣrayim*: Egypt/Egyptians
*lihyôt*: to be/to become/to exist
*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine being
*qədōšîm*: holy/set apart/consecrated
*qādôš*: holy/set apart/consecrated

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Exod 6:7 : 7 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
Exod 20:2 : 2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Ps 105:43-45 : 43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness: 44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people; 45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.
Lev 11:44 : 44 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.
Lev 25:38 : 38 I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
Hos 11:1 : 1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
1 Thess 4:7 : 7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
1 Pet 1:16 : 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

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