44. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Leviticus 11:44:1 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Leviticus 11:44:2 ⧉אֲנִ֣יaniI Leviticus 11:44:3 ⧉יְהוָה֮yahwehLORD Leviticus 11:44:4 ⧉אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒eloheekhemyour God Leviticus 11:44:5 ⧉וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם֙vehitkadishtemand consecrate yourselves Leviticus 11:44:6 ⧉וִהְיִיתֶ֣םviheetemand be Leviticus 11:44:7 ⧉קְדֹשִׁ֔יםkedoshimholy Leviticus 11:44:8 ⧉כִּ֥יkifor Leviticus 11:44:9 ⧉קָד֖וֹשׁkadoshholy Leviticus 11:44:10 ⧉אָ֑נִיaniI Leviticus 11:44:11 ⧉וְלֹ֤אvelodo not Leviticus 11:44:12 ⧉תְטַמְּאוּ֙tetammeoodefile yourselves Leviticus 11:44:13 ⧉אֶת־נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔םetnafshotehkhemyour souls Leviticus 11:44:14 ⧉בְּכָל־הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץbekholhasheretswith every swarming thing Leviticus 11:44:15 ⧉הָרֹמֵ֥שׂharomesthat crawls Leviticus 11:44:16 ⧉עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃alhaaretson the earth |
44. Formal Translation For I am the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheichem, Divine Sanctifier}; therefore sanctify yourselves and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not defile your souls with any of the creeping things that move upon the earth. |
44. Dynamic Translation I am the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheichem, Holy Standard}. Make yourselves holy and live as holy people, because I am holy. Do not pollute yourselves by any small creatures that crawl on the earth. |