Leviticus 19:1 (LSB)

Passage

Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying:

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying:

Leviticus 19:2 “Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘You shall be holy, for I, Yahweh your God, am holy.

Leviticus 19:3 Every one of you shall fear his mother and his father, and you shall keep My sabbaths; I am Yahweh your God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yahweh", "spoke", "moses", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yahweh" and "spoke", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Speak to all the congregation of the...", so "yahweh" and "spoke" should be read forward into that movement. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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