Leviticus 11:44

⁴² Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.

⁴³ Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.

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.

⁴⁵ For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.

⁴⁶ This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
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.
WEB: For I am the LORD 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.
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.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: For I [am] YHWH your⁺ God. And you⁺ shall sanctify yourselves, and you⁺ shall be holy, for I [am] holy. And you⁺ shall not make unclean your souls with any swarming thing that crawls upon the earth.

ÅB: For jeg er Herren deres Gud, og dere skal hellige dere, og dere skal være hellige, for jeg er helligdere skal ikke gjøre dere selv urene ved noe av det kryp som rører seg på jorden.
OTB: Jeg er Herren deres Gud; sett dere selv til side og vær hellige, fordi jeg er hellig. Gjør dere ikke urene ved noen skapning som beveger seg langs bakken.
B1930: For jeg er Herren eders Gud, og I skal hellige eder, og I skal være hellige, for jeg er hellig; I skal ikke gjøre eder selv urene ved noget av det kryp som rører sig på jorden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Exodus 20:2
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
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1 Peter 1:15–16
But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
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Leviticus 19:2
“Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
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Leviticus 20:7
Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.
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1 Thessalonians 4:7
For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
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Leviticus 20:26
You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.
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1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
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Leviticus 21:8
You are to regard him as holy, since he presents the food of your God. He shall be holy to you, because I the LORD am holy—I who set you apart.
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