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Berean Standard Bible

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

Leviticus 11:44

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Study note

Leviticus 11 lists animals Israel could and could not eat, part of a larger set of laws that separated Israel's daily life from the practices around them. Christians generally understand these food laws as fulfilled in Christ, while the call to holiness continues.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (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.

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (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.

Bible in Basic English (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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Pues que yo soy Jehová vuestro Dios, vosotros por tanto os santificaréis, y seréis santos, porque yo soy santo: así que no ensuciéis vuestras personas con ningún reptil que anduviere arrastrando sobre la tierra.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Yo soy el Señor su Dios. Consérvense puros en estas cosas y sean santos, porque yo soy santo. Por lo tanto, no se contaminen tocando estos animales que se arrastran sobre la tierra.

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