Leviticus 19:2 (GNV)

Passage

Speake vnto all the Congregation of the children of Israel, and say vnto them, Ye shalbe holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:1 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

Leviticus 19:2 Speake vnto all the Congregation of the children of Israel, and say vnto them, Ye shalbe holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

Leviticus 19:3 Yee shall feare euery man his mother and his father, and shall keepe my Sabbaths: for I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:4 Ye shall not turne vnto idoles, nor make you molten gods: I am the Lord your God.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "And the Lord spake vnto Moses saying..." into verse 3's "Yee shall feare euery man his mother...", so "speake" and "vnto" 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 "speake" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.