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Leviticus 11:45

Leviticus 11:45
For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt,.... He had brought them out of it, and was now bringing them on in the wilderness towards Canaan's land, in order to settle them there;…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Leviticus 11:44-47

These verses set forth the spiritual ground on which the distinction between clean and unclean is based. Compare the marginal references and Lev 10:10; Lev 20:25-26; 1Pe 1:15-16. The basis of the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Leviticus 11:43-47

Here is, I. The exposition of this law, or a key to let us into the meaning of it. It was not intended merely for a bill of fare, or as the directions of a physician about their diet, but God would…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The reason for these prescriptions is given; it is the same as in H.