Leviticus Chapter 18 verse 2 Holy Bible

ASV Leviticus 18:2

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am Jehovah your God.
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BBE Leviticus 18:2

Say to the children of Israel, I am the Lord your God.
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DARBY Leviticus 18:2

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am Jehovah your God.
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KJV Leviticus 18:2

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.
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WBT Leviticus 18:2

Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, I am the LORD your God.
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WEB Leviticus 18:2

"Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, 'I am Yahweh your God.
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YLT Leviticus 18:2

`Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, I `am' Jehovah your God;
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) I am the Lord your God.--The Lord is their recognised and sole sovereign, the children of Israel are therefore bound to obey His precepts, and not be led astray by the customs or statutes which prevailed among the people whose country they are to possess. Moreover, as He is holy, the Israelites, by faithfully obeying His sacred laws, will attain to that holiness which will bring them in communion with Him in whose image they were created. This phrase, which is so emphatically repeated twice more in this chapter (Leviticus 18:4; Leviticus 18:30), has only been used once before in this book. (See Leviticus 11:44.)Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“Speakדַּבֵּר֙ (dab·bêr)Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subduetoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tothe Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 1121: A son[and] tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ (wə·’ā·mar·tā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, saythem,אֲלֵהֶ֑ם (’ă·lê·hem)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's 413: Near, with, among, to‘Iאֲנִ֖י (’ă·nî)Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: Iam the LORDיְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelyour God.אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativeJump to PreviousChildren Israel Israelites