Passage

Leviticus 19.2

Book: Leviticus · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

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.

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)

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.

“‘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)

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.

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)

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.

'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)

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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, elohim (Strong's H430). Also appears in: Genesis 1.1, Genesis 1.2, Genesis 1.14-19.
H1121 - ben, ben (Strong's H1121). Also appears in: Genesis 3, Genesis 4.26, Genesis 6.2.
H3068 - YHWH, YHWH (Strong's H3068). Also appears in: Genesis 2.4, Genesis 2.7, Genesis 2.16-17.
H6918 - qadosh, qadosh (Strong's H6918). Also appears in: Numbers 5.11-31, Deuteronomy 7, 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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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