# Leviticus 19.2 **Book:** [Leviticus](/codex/leviticus/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 1. And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, > > **2. Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy.** > > 3. Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God. 4. Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am Jehovah your God. (Leviticus 19:1-4, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 1. Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, > > **2. “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘You shall be holy; for I, Yahweh your God, am holy.** > > 3. “‘Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am Yahweh your God. 4. “‘Don’t turn to idols, nor make molten gods for yourselves. I am Yahweh your God. (Leviticus 19:1-4, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 1. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, > > **2. Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.** > > 3. Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God. 4. Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God. (Leviticus 19:1-4, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 1. And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, > > **2. 'Speak unto all the company of the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Ye are holy, for holy [am] I, Jehovah, your God.** > > 3. 'Each his mother and his father ye do fear, and My sabbaths ye do keep; I [am] Jehovah your God. 4. 'Ye do not turn unto the idols, and a molten god ye do not make to yourselves; I [am] Jehovah your God. (Leviticus 19:1-4, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Moses (traditional); LORD speaking to Moses (frequent direct discourse) - **Audience:** Israelite congregation; priestly tribe of Levi - **Location:** Sinai wilderness - **Time period:** events c. 1445 BC; composed c. 1446-1406 BC ## Theological reading ## Key words - [H0430 - elohim](/codex/h0430-elohim/), *elohim* (Strong's H430). Also appears in: [Genesis 1.1](/codex/genesis-1-1/), [Genesis 1.2](/codex/genesis-1-2/), [Genesis 1.14-19](/codex/genesis-1-14-19/). - [H1121 - ben](/codex/h1121-ben/), *ben* (Strong's H1121). Also appears in: [Genesis 3](/codex/genesis-3/), [Genesis 4.26](/codex/genesis-4-26/), [Genesis 6.2](/codex/genesis-6-2/). - [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/), *YHWH* (Strong's H3068). Also appears in: [Genesis 2.4](/codex/genesis-2-4/), [Genesis 2.7](/codex/genesis-2-7/), [Genesis 2.16-17](/codex/genesis-2-16-17/). - [H6918 - qadosh](/codex/h6918-qadosh/), *qadosh* (Strong's H6918). Also appears in: [Numbers 5.11-31](/codex/numbers-5-11-31/), [Deuteronomy 7](/codex/deuteronomy-7/), [Deuteronomy 28](/codex/deuteronomy-28/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Doctrine](/codex/doctrine/) **Passages:** - [Deuteronomy 28](/codex/deuteronomy-28/) - [Deuteronomy 7](/codex/deuteronomy-7/) - [Ezekiel 39](/codex/ezekiel-39/) - [Hosea 11.9](/codex/hosea-11-9/) - [Isaiah 43.15](/codex/isaiah-43-15/) - [Isaiah 45.11](/codex/isaiah-45-11/) - [Isaiah 49.1-7](/codex/isaiah-49-1-7/) - [Isaiah 6](/codex/isaiah-6/) - [Isaiah 6.1-8](/codex/isaiah-6-1-8/) - [Isaiah 6.3](/codex/isaiah-6-3/) - [Nehemiah 8.10](/codex/nehemiah-8-10/) - [Proverbs 30.3-4](/codex/proverbs-30-3-4/) - [Psalms 89.6-7](/codex/psalms-89-6-7/)