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I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/20.htm">King James Bible</a> But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/20.htm">New King James Version</a> But I have said to you, “You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am the LORD your God, who has separated you from the peoples. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So I have said to you, “You are to take possession of their land, and I Myself will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am the LORD your God, who has singled you out from the peoples. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216Hence I have said to you, &#8220You are to possess their land, and I Myself will give it to you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey.&#8221 I am the LORD your God, who has separated you from the peoples. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Hence I have said to you, “You are to possess their land, and I Myself will give it to you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am the LORD your God, who has separated you from the peoples. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Hence I have said to you, “You yourselves shall possess their land, and I Myself will give it to you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am Yahweh your God, who has separated you from the peoples. <a href="/amp/leviticus/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But I have said to you, “You are to inherit and take possession of their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land [of plenty] flowing with milk and honey.” I am the LORD your God, who has separated you from the peoples (pagan nations). <a href="/csb/leviticus/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And I promised you: You will inherit their land, since I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God who set you apart from the peoples. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And I promised you: You will inherit their land, since I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am Yahweh your God who set you apart from the peoples. <a href="/asv/leviticus/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey: I am Jehovah your God, who hath separated you from the peoples. <a href="/cev/leviticus/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I am the LORD your God, and I have promised you their land that is rich with milk and honey. I have chosen you to be different from other people. <a href="/erv/leviticus/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from the peoples. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I have told you that you will take their land. I will give it to you as your own. It is a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God who separated you from other people. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> But I have promised you this rich and fertile land as your possession, and I will give it to you. I am the LORD your God, and I have set you apart from the other nations. <a href="/isv/leviticus/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> But I've promised you that you'll inherit the land that I'm about to give you as your permanent possession —a land flowing with milk and honey. "I am your God. I've separated you from the people. <a href="/msb/leviticus/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But I have told you that you will inherit their land, since I will give it to you as an inheritance?a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples. <a href="/net/leviticus/20.htm">NET Bible</a> So I have said to you: You yourselves will possess their land and I myself will give it to you for a possession, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God who has set you apart from the other peoples. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But I have said to you, "You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey." I am the LORD your God, who has separated you from the peoples. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But I have said to you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, who have separated you from other people. <a href="/web/leviticus/20.htm">World English Bible</a> But I have said to you, “You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am Yahweh your God, who has separated you from the peoples. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I say to you, You possess their ground, and I give it to you to possess it—a land flowing with milk and honey. I [am] your God YHWH, who has separated you from the peoples. <a href="/ylt/leviticus/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and I say to you, Ye -- ye do possess their ground, and I -- I give it to you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey; I am Jehovah your God, who hath separated you from the peoples. <a href="/slt/leviticus/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I said to you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to inherit it, a land flowing with milk and honey: I Jehovah your God, who separated you from the nations.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But to you I say: Possess their land which I will give you for an inheritance, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the Lord your God, who have separated you from other people. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But I say to you: Possess their land, which I will give to you as an inheritance, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the Lord your God, who has separated you from the other peoples. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/20.htm">New American Bible</a> But to you I have said: You shall take possession of their land. I am giving it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey. I, the LORD, am your God, who have set you apart from other peoples. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But I have said to you: You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God; I have separated you from the peoples.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But I have said to you, You shall inherit their land and I will give it to you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey; I am the LORD your God who have separated you from other peoples. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I said to you that you shall inherit their land and I shall give it to you, and you shall inherit the land that flows milk and honey; I AM LORD JEHOVAH your God who have separated you from the nations.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> But I have said unto you: 'Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey.' I am the LORD your God, who have set you apart from the peoples. <a href="/sep/leviticus/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and I said to you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you for a possession, even a land flowing with milk and honey: I am the Lord your God, who have separated you from all people. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/20-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=5495" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/20.htm">Keep All My Decrees</a> …23You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them. 24<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">But I have told</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">that you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: tî·rə·šū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">will inherit</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: ’aḏ·mā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">their land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">since I</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ’et·tə·nen·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs:: 3fse) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">will give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">it to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: lā·re·šeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">as an inheritance—</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">a land</a> <a href="/hebrew/2100.htm" title="2100: zā·ḇaṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc) -- To flow, gush. A primitive root; to flow freely, i.e. to have a flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow.">flowing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2461.htm" title="2461: ḥā·lāḇ (N-ms) -- Milk. From the same as cheleb; milk.">with milk</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706: ū·ḏə·ḇāš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Honey. From an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey; by analogy, syrup.">and honey.</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">am the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/914.htm" title="914: hiḇ·dal·tî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- To be divided, separate. A primitive root; to divide.">has set you apart</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘am·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the peoples.</a> 25You are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and birds. Do not become contaminated by any animal or bird, or by anything that crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a> I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1</a> When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— <a href="/deuteronomy/11-23.htm">Deuteronomy 11:23-24</a> then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you. / Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea. <a href="/numbers/14-8.htm">Numbers 14:8</a> If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us. <a href="/joshua/1-3.htm">Joshua 1:3-4</a> I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses. / Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea. <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a> And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.” <a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8</a> And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’” <a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Deuteronomy 6:10-11</a> And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build, / with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied, <a href="/deuteronomy/26-9.htm">Deuteronomy 26:9</a> And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-49.htm">Deuteronomy 32:49</a> “Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession. <a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a> And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. <a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Hebrews 11:9</a> By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. <a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Acts 7:5</a> He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child. <a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13</a> For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. <a href="/galatians/3-18.htm">Galatians 3:18</a> For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But I have said to you, You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess it, a land that flows with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.But I<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8,17</a> And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites… <a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8</a> And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD.<a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a> And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5,6</a> Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: … <a href="/exodus/33-16.htm">Exodus 33:16</a> For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-25.htm">Floweth</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/exodus/33-15.htm">Hence</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-34.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-11.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/exodus/34-9.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/exodus/34-26.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-23.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-8.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/exodus/23-30.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-34.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-31.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-31.htm">Separated</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/numbers/13-27.htm">Floweth</a> <a href="/numbers/13-27.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Hence</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-13.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/numbers/13-27.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-46.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-46.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/numbers/13-27.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-24.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-10.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Separated</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 20</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/20-1.htm">Of him who gives his seed to Moloch</a> 4. <a href="/leviticus/20-4.htm">Of him who favors such an one</a> 6. <a href="/leviticus/20-6.htm">Of going to wizards</a> 7. <a href="/leviticus/20-7.htm">Of sanctification</a> 9. <a href="/leviticus/20-9.htm">Of him who curses his parents</a> 11. <a href="/leviticus/20-11.htm">Of incest</a> 13. <a href="/leviticus/20-13.htm">Of sodomy</a> 15. <a href="/leviticus/20-15.htm">Of bestiality</a> 18. <a href="/leviticus/20-18.htm">Of uncleanness</a> 22. <a href="/leviticus/20-22.htm">Obedience is required with holiness</a> 27. <a href="/leviticus/20-27.htm">Wizards must be put to death</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But I have told you that you will inherit their land This phrase reflects God's promise to the Israelites regarding the land of Canaan. The concept of inheritance is significant in biblical terms, often symbolizing God's covenantal faithfulness. The promise of land was first given to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>, reaffirmed to Isaac and Jacob, and now reiterated to the Israelites. This inheritance is not merely a physical possession but a fulfillment of God's promise to establish His people in a place where they can serve Him.since I will give it to you as an inheritance The notion of God giving the land as an inheritance underscores His sovereignty and grace. The Israelites did not earn this land through their own efforts; it was a divine gift. This reflects the broader biblical theme of grace, where God provides for His people out of His love and faithfulness. The inheritance also points to a future spiritual inheritance for believers, as seen in the New Testament (<a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a>).a land flowing with milk and honey This phrase describes the fertility and abundance of Canaan. "Milk and honey" symbolize prosperity and divine blessing. Archaeological evidence supports the richness of the land during that period, with ample resources for agriculture and livestock. This description also serves as a metaphor for the spiritual abundance found in a relationship with God, foreshadowing the ultimate fulfillment in the Kingdom of God.I am the LORD your God This declaration emphasizes God's authority and covenant relationship with Israel. The use of "LORD" (Yahweh) is significant, as it is God's personal name revealed to Moses in <a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14</a>. It signifies His eternal, self-existent nature and His role as the covenant-keeping God. This phrase is a reminder of the exclusive worship and obedience due to Him alone.who has set you apart from the peoples God's setting apart of Israel highlights their unique role as His chosen people. This separation is both physical and spiritual, calling them to live according to His laws and reflect His holiness. The concept of being set apart is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to be holy and distinct from the world (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>). This separation is not for privilege alone but for the purpose of being a light to the nations, pointing others to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, whom He is addressing in this passage, promising them the land of Canaan. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_canaan.htm">The Land of Canaan</a> Described as "a land flowing with milk and honey," symbolizing abundance and God's provision. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God who has set the Israelites apart for His purposes. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_peoples.htm">The Peoples (Nations)</a> The surrounding nations from whom the Israelites are to be distinct and separate. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_inheritance.htm">The Inheritance</a> The promised land that God is giving to the Israelites as a possession.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> God is faithful to His promises. Just as He promised the land to the Israelites, He fulfills His promises to us today. <a href="/topical/b/being_set_apart.htm">Being Set Apart</a> As believers, we are called to live distinct lives, set apart from the world, reflecting God's holiness. <a href="/topical/i/inheritance_in_christ.htm">Inheritance in Christ</a> Our ultimate inheritance is not earthly but spiritual, found in Christ and the eternal life He offers. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a> Just as the land was described as abundant, we can trust in God's provision for our needs. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_consecration.htm">Obedience and Consecration</a> The call to be set apart requires obedience and a commitment to live according to God's standards.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 20</a> <a href="/q/which_animals_are_clean_or_unclean.htm">Which animals are considered clean or unclean?</a> <a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_god_ban_mixing_things.htm">Why did God prohibit mixing different things?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_deuteronomy_14_8_ban_pork.htm">Deuteronomy 14:8 forbids eating pork, but it is consumed safely today. What is the rationale behind this prohibition? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) But I have said unto you.--That is, promised to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and also to you, that he would expel the Canaanites, and give the land to the Israelites as an inheritance.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 24-26. - The Israelites are to avoid all defilement, moral and ceremonial, because they are God's own possession, separated from other people, and holy unto him. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/20-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But I have said וָאֹמַ֣ר (wā·’ō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to you, לָכֶ֗ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> “You אַתֶּם֮ (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you will inherit תִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ (tî·rə·šū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin their land, אַדְמָתָם֒ (’aḏ·mā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land since I וַאֲנִ֞י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I will give אֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה (’et·tə·nen·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set it to you לָכֶם֙ (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> as an inheritance, לָרֶ֣שֶׁת (lā·re·šeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin a land אֶ֛רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land flowing זָבַ֥ת (zā·ḇaṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2100.htm">Strong's 2100: </a> To flow freely, to have a, flux, to waste away, to overflow with milk חָלָ֖ב (ḥā·lāḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2461.htm">Strong's 2461: </a> Milk and honey.” וּדְבָ֑שׁ (ū·ḏə·ḇāš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1706.htm">Strong's 1706: </a> Honey, syrup I אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I am the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God, אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative who אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that has set you apart הִבְדַּ֥לְתִּי (hiḇ·dal·tî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_914.htm">Strong's 914: </a> To be divided, separate from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of the peoples. הָֽעַמִּֽים׃ (hā·‘am·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/20-24.htm">Leviticus 20:24 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/20-24.htm">Leviticus 20:24 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/20-24.htm">Leviticus 20:24 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/20-24.htm">Leviticus 20:24 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/20-24.htm">Leviticus 20:24 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/20-24.htm">Leviticus 20:24 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/20-24.htm">Leviticus 20:24 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/20-24.htm">Leviticus 20:24 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/20-24.htm">Leviticus 20:24 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/20-24.htm">Leviticus 20:24 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-24.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 20:24 But I have said to you You (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/20-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 20:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 20:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 20:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 20:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>