Leviticus 19:2 (DRB)

Passage

Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel. And thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Leviticus 19:2 Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel. And thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy.

Leviticus 19:3 Let every one fear his father, and his mother. Keep my sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:4 Turn ye not to idols: nor make to yourselves molten gods. I am the Lord your God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "speak", "congregation", "children", "israel", "thou", "shalt", "holy", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "speak" and "congregation", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "The Lord spoke to Moses saying..." into verse 3's "Let every one fear his father and...", so "speak" and "congregation" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "speak" and "congregation" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.