Leviticus 11:44 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Leviticus 11:44 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 11:44 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 11:44 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Leviticus 11:44 — World English Bible

Leviticus 11:44 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Leviticus 11:44 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 11:44 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`For I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God, and ye have sanctified yourselves, and ye have been holy, for I <FI>am<Fi> holy; and ye do not defile your persons with any teeming thing which is creeping on the earth;”

Leviticus 11:44 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 11:44 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For I am Jehovah your 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.”

Leviticus 11:44 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 11:44 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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.”

Leviticus 11:44 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 11:44 in Context — Leviticus 11

42 Vous ne mangerez point, parmi tous les reptiles qui rampent sur la terre, de tous ceux qui se traînent sur le ventre, ni de tous ceux qui marchent sur quatre pieds ou sur un grand nombre de pieds; car vous les aurez en abomination.

43 Ne rendez point vos personnes abominables par tous ces reptiles qui rampent; ne vous rendez point impurs par eux, ne vous souillez point par eux.

44 Car je suis l’Éternel, votre Dieu; vous vous sanctifierez, et vous serez saints, car je suis saint; et vous ne vous rendrez point impurs par tous ces reptiles qui rampent sur la terre.

45 Car je suis l’Éternel, qui vous ai fait monter du pays d’Égypte, pour être votre Dieu, et pour que vous soyez saints; car je suis saint.

46 Telle est la loi touchant les animaux, les oiseaux, tous les êtres vivants qui se meuvent dans les eaux, et tous les êtres qui rampent sur la terre,

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What Does Leviticus 11:44 Mean?

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