Lev 11:44-45 | NET2full | STEP | for I am the Lord your God , and you are to sanctify yourselves and be holy because I am holy . You must not defile yourselves by any of the swarming things that creep on the ground ,

‏ Leviticus 11:44-45

44 for I am the Lord your God, and you are to sanctify yourselves and be holy because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any of the swarming things that creep on the ground, 45 for I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God, ^{▼▼tn Heb “to be to you for a God.”} and you are to be holy because I am holy.