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התקדשו. נמצא לשבח ולגנאי לשון התקדש וכן היקדש שהוא לשון טומאה: SANCTIFY YOURSELVES.77Hebrew, hitkaddeshu. Words from the root of kodesh (to sanctify) are found in the positive and the negative.78According to I.E. the word hitkaddeshu (sanctify yourself) in our verse has a negative connotation. See Rashi, who explains the word to mean “prepare yourselves to receive punishment” (Rosenbaum and Silbermann translation). Ha-yikdash (Haggai 2:12), which means shall it be unclean, is similar.