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Leviticus 20:7-8
New English Translation
Leviticus 20:7-8
New English Translation
Exhortation to Holiness and Obedience
7 “‘You must sanctify yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God. 8 You must be sure to obey my statutes.[a] I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
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- Leviticus 20:8 tn Heb “And you shall keep my statutes and you shall do them.” This appears to be a kind of verbal hendiadys, where the first verb is a modifier of the action of the second verb (see GKC 386 §120.d, although שָׁמַר [shamar, “to keep”] is not cited there; cf. Lev 22:31, etc.).
Leviticus 20:7-8
Common English Bible
Leviticus 20:7-8
Common English Bible
Sexual prohibitions
7 You must be holy and keep yourselves holy because I am the Lord your God. 8 You will keep my rules and do them; I am the Lord, who makes you holy.
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