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43 Don’t let them make you filthy.[a] You must not become unclean, 44 because I am the Lord your God. I am holy, so you should keep yourselves holy. Don’t make yourselves unclean with these crawling things. 45 I, the Lord, brought you out of Egypt so that you could be my special people and I could be your God. I am holy, so you must be holy too.”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 11:43 filthy Or “hated.” Not pure or not acceptable to God for worship.

43 Do not defile yourselves by any of these creatures.(A) Do not make yourselves unclean by means of them or be made unclean by them. 44 I am the Lord your God;(B) consecrate yourselves(C) and be holy,(D) because I am holy.(E) Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves along the ground.(F) 45 I am the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt(G) to be your God;(H) therefore be holy, because I am holy.(I)

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