The Meaning of Leviticus 20:7 Explained

Leviticus 20:7

KJV: Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.

YLT: And ye have sanctified yourselves, and ye have been holy, for I am Jehovah your God;

Darby: Hallow yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am Jehovah your God.

ASV: Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am Jehovah your God.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Sanctify  yourselves therefore, and be ye holy:  for I [am] the LORD  your God. 

What does Leviticus 20:7 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 20

1  Of him who gives his seed to Moloch
4  Of him who favors such an one
6  Of going to wizards
7  Of sanctification
9  Of him who curses his parents
11  Of incest
13  Of sodomy
15  Of bestiality
18  Of uncleanness
22  Obedience is required with holiness
27  Wizards must be put to death

What do the individual words in Leviticus 20:7 mean?

Therefore Consecrate yourselves and be holy for I [am] Yahweh your God
וְהִ֨תְקַדִּשְׁתֶּ֔ם וִהְיִיתֶ֖ם קְדֹשִׁ֑ים כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם

וְהִ֨תְקַדִּשְׁתֶּ֔ם  Therefore  Consecrate  yourselves 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: קָדַשׁ  
Sense: to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate.
וִהְיִיתֶ֖ם  and  be 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
קְדֹשִׁ֑ים  holy 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: קָדֹושׁ  
Sense: sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart.
יְהוָ֖ה  [am]  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם  your  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).