Other translations
American Standard Version
For I am Jehovah that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
Darby Bible Translation
For I am Jehovah who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
For I am the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that I might be your God.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
For I am the LORD that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
For I am the LORD who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.”
God's Word
Here is the reason [again]: I am the LORD. I brought you out of Egypt to be your God. Be holy because I am holy.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
For I am Yahweh, who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God, so you must be holy because I am holy."
International Standard Version
I am the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. You are to be holy, because I am holy.
NET Bible
for I am the LORD who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God, and you are to be holy because I am holy.
New American Standard Bible
'For I am the LORD who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God; thus you shall be holy, for I am holy.'"
New International Version
I am the LORD, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
New Living Translation
For I, the LORD, am the one who brought you up from the land of Egypt, that I might be your God. Therefore, you must be holy because I am holy.
Webster's Bible Translation
For I am the LORD that bringeth you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
The World English Bible
For I am Yahweh who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
EasyEnglish Bible
I am the Lord who brought you away from Egypt. I became your God. So be holy because I am holy.” ’
Young‘s Literal Translation
for I [am] Jehovah who am bringing you up out of the land of Egypt to become your God; and ye have been holy, for I [am] holy.
New Life Version
For I am the Lord Who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. So be holy, because I am holy.’”
The Voice Bible
I am the Eternal One who led you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. Therefore, you are to be holy, for I am holy.
Living Bible
For I am the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. You must therefore be holy, for I am holy.”
New Catholic Bible
I am the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. Therefore, be holy, for I am holy.
Legacy Standard Bible
For I am Yahweh who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God; thus you shall be holy, for I am holy.’”
Jubilee Bible 2000
For I am the LORD that causes you to come up out of the land of Egypt to be your God; ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
Christian Standard Bible
For I am the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God, so you must be holy because I am holy.
Amplified Bible © 1954
For I am the Lord Who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God; therefore you shall be holy, for I am holy.
New Century Version
I am the Lord who brought you out of Egypt to be your God; you must be holy because I am holy.
The Message
“Make yourselves holy for I am holy. Don’t make yourselves ritually unclean by any creature that crawls on the ground. I am God who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Be holy because I am holy.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
for I am the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God. You therefore shall be holy, for I am holy.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
For I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt, to be your God; you shall be holy, for I am holy.
Good News Translation®
I am the Lord who brought you out of Egypt so that I could be your God. You must be holy, because I am holy.
Wycliffe Bible
for I am the Lord, that led you out of the land of Egypt, that I should be to you into God; ye shall be holy, for I am holy. (for I am the Lord, who led you out of the land of Egypt, so that I could become your God; ye shall be holy, for I am holy.)
Contemporary English Version
I brought you out of Egypt so that I could be your God. Now you must become holy, because I am holy!
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
For I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God; you shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
For I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt, to be your God; you shall be holy, for I am holy.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
For I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt, to be your God; you shall be holy, for I am holy.
Common English Bible © 2011
I am the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God. You must be holy, because I am holy.
Amplified Bible © 2015
For I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God; therefore you shall be holy, for I am holy.’”
English Standard Version Anglicised
For I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Since I, the Lord, am the one who brought you up from the land of Egypt that I might be your God, you shall be holy, because I am holy.
New American Standard Bible
For I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt, to be your God; so you shall be holy, because I am holy.’”
The Expanded Bible
I am the Lord who brought you out of Egypt to be your God; you must be holy because I am holy.
Tree of Life Version
For I am Adonai who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. Therefore, you shall be holy, for I am holy.
Revised Standard Version
For I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God; you shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.”
New International Reader's Version
I am the Lord. I brought you up out of Egypt to be your God. So be holy, because I am holy.
BRG Bible
For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
Complete Jewish Bible
(Maftir) For I am Adonai, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. Therefore you are to be holy, because I am holy.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
For I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt, to be your God; you shall be holy, for I am holy.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
For I am Hashem that bringeth you up out of Eretz Mitzrayim, to be for you as Elohim: ye shall therefore be kadoshim, for I am kadosh.
Names of God Bible
Here is the reason again: I am Yahweh. I brought you out of Egypt to be your Elohim. Be holy because I am holy.
Modern English Version
For I am the Lord who brings you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. Therefore you shall be holy, for I am holy.
Easy-to-Read Version
I, the Lord, brought you out of Egypt so that you could be my special people and I could be your God. I am holy, so you must be holy too.”
International Children’s Bible
I am the Lord who brought you out of Egypt. I did it so I could be your God. You must be holy because I am holy.
Lexham English Bible
because I am Yahweh, who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be for you as God. Thus you shall be holy, because I am holy.
New International Version - UK
I am the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.