Leviticus 11:44 (GNV)

Passage

For I am the Lord your God: be sanctified therefore, and be holy, for I am holy, and defile not your selues with any creeping thing, that creepeth vpon the earth.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:42 Whatsoeuer goeth vpon the breast, and whatsoeuer goeth vpon al foure, or that hath many feete among all creeping thinges that creepe vpon the earth, ye shall not eate of them, for they shalbe abomination.

Leviticus 11:43 Ye shall not pollute your selues with any thing that creepeth, neither make your selues vncleane with them, neither defile your selues thereby: ye shall not, I say, be defiled by them,

Leviticus 11:44 For I am the Lord your God: be sanctified therefore, and be holy, for I am holy, and defile not your selues with any creeping thing, that creepeth vpon the earth.

Leviticus 11:45 For I am the Lord that brought you out of the lande of Egypt, to be your God, and that you should be holy, for I am holy.

Leviticus 11:46 This is the law of beasts, and of foules, and of euery liuing thing that moueth in the waters, and of euery thing that creepeth vpon the earth:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "sanctified", "therefore", "holy", "defile", "selues", and "creeping". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "sanctified", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 43's "Ye shall not pollute your selues with..." into verse 45's "For I am the Lord that brought...", so "lord" and "sanctified" 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 "lord" and "sanctified" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.