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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. (KJV)

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דַּבֵּ֞רda.Berspeak

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpv2ms)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Leviticus 19:2 word 1

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Leviticus 19:2 word 2

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Leviticus 19:2 word 3

עֲדַ֧ת'a.Dat[the] congregation of

Lemma: עֵדָה (e.dah) · Strong's: H5712

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: congregation

Used 149 times. Also: Exodus 12:3, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:47, Exodus 16:1, Exodus 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5712; TAHOT Leviticus 19:2 word 4

בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] people of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: son: descendant/people

Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Leviticus 19:2 word 5

יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Leviticus 19:2 word 6

וְאָמַרְתָּ֥ve.'a.mar.Taand you will say

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Leviticus 19:2 word 7

אֲלֵהֶ֖ם'a.le.Hemto them

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Leviticus 19:2 word 8

קְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.Shimholy

Lemma: קָדוֹשׁ (qa.dosh) · Strong's: H6918G

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: holy

Used 108 times. Also: Exodus 19:6, Exodus 29:31, Leviticus 6:16, Leviticus 6:26, Leviticus 6:27, Leviticus 7:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6918G; TAHOT Leviticus 19:2 word 9

תִּהְי֑וּtih.Yuyou will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Leviticus 19:2 word 10

כִּ֣יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Leviticus 19:2 word 11

קָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.osh[am] holy

Lemma: קָדוֹשׁ (qa.dosh) · Strong's: H6918G

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: holy

Used 108 times. Also: Exodus 19:6, Exodus 29:31, Leviticus 6:16, Leviticus 6:26, Leviticus 6:27, Leviticus 7:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6918G; TAHOT Leviticus 19:2 word 12

אֲנִ֖י'a.NiI

Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Leviticus 19:2 word 13

יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Leviticus 19:2 word 14

אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם\׃'e.lo.hei.KhemGod your

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Leviticus 19:2 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Speak	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the whole	→	כֹּל H3605 all
congregation	→	עֵדָה H5712 congregation
. . .	→	בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
of Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
and tell	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
them	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
holy	→	קָדוֹשׁ H6918G holy
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
I	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
your God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
am holy	→	קָדוֹשׁ H6918G holy

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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