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Leviticus 20:26
I have separated you from other nations to be my own special people. So you must be holy because I am the Lord , and I am holy.
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Hebrew Names Version
You shall be holy to me: for I, the LORD, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that you should be mine.
You shall be holy to me: for I, the LORD, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that you should be mine.
King James Version
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.
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.
Lexham English Bible
And you shall be holy for me, because I, Yahweh, am holy, and I have singled you out from the nations to be mine.
And you shall be holy for me, because I, Yahweh, am holy, and I have singled you out from the nations to be mine.
New Century Version
So you must be holy to me because I, the Lord , am holy, and I have set you apart from other people to be my own.
So you must be holy to me because I, the Lord , am holy, and I have set you apart from other people to be my own.
New English Translation
You must be holy to me because I, the Lord , am holy, and I have set you apart from the other peoples to be mine.
You must be holy to me because I, the Lord , am holy, and I have set you apart from the other peoples to be mine.
Amplified Bible
'You are to be holy to Me; for I the LORD am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples (nations) to be Mine.
'You are to be holy to Me; for I the LORD am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples (nations) to be Mine.
New American Standard Bible
'So you are to be holy to Me, for I the LORD am holy; and I have singled you out from the peoples to be Mine.
'So you are to be holy to Me, for I the LORD am holy; and I have singled you out from the peoples to be Mine.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore shall ye be holie vnto me: for I the Lorde am holy, and I haue separated you from other people, that ye shoulde be mine.
Therefore shall ye be holie vnto me: for I the Lorde am holy, and I haue separated you from other people, that ye shoulde be mine.
Legacy Standard Bible
Thus you shall be holy to Me, for I Yahweh am holy; and I have separated you from the peoples to be Mine.
Thus you shall be holy to Me, for I Yahweh am holy; and I have separated you from the peoples to be Mine.
Contemporary English Version
I am the Lord , the holy God. You have been chosen to be my people, and so you must be holy too.
I am the Lord , the holy God. You have been chosen to be my people, and so you must be holy too.
Complete Jewish Bible
Rather, you people are to be holy for me; because I, Adonai , am holy; and I have set you apart from the other peoples, so that you can belong to me.
Rather, you people are to be holy for me; because I, Adonai , am holy; and I have set you apart from the other peoples, so that you can belong to me.
Darby Translation
And ye shall be holy unto me; for I Jehovah am holy, and have separated you from the peoples to be mine.
And ye shall be holy unto me; for I Jehovah am holy, and have separated you from the peoples to be mine.
English Standard Version
You shall be holy to me, for I the Lord am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.
You shall be holy to me, for I the Lord am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.
George Lamsa Translation
And you shall be holy to me; for I the LORD am holy and have separated you from other peoples, that you should be mine.
And you shall be holy to me; for I the LORD am holy and have separated you from other peoples, that you should be mine.
Good News Translation
You shall be holy and belong only to me, because I am the Lord and I am holy. I have set you apart from the other nations so that you would belong to me alone.
You shall be holy and belong only to me, because I am the Lord and I am holy. I have set you apart from the other nations so that you would belong to me alone.
Christian Standard Bible®
You are to be holy to me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be mine.
You are to be holy to me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be mine.
Literal Translation
and you shall be holy to Me, for I, Jehovah, am holy; and I have set you apart from the nations to become Mine.
and you shall be holy to Me, for I, Jehovah, am holy; and I have set you apart from the nations to become Mine.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore shall ye be holy vnto me: for I the LORDE am holy, which haue separated you fro the nacions, that ye shulde be myne.
Therfore shall ye be holy vnto me: for I the LORDE am holy, which haue separated you fro the nacions, that ye shulde be myne.
American Standard Version
And ye shall be holy unto me: for I, Jehovah, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that ye should be mine.
And ye shall be holy unto me: for I, Jehovah, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that ye should be mine.
Bible in Basic English
And you are to be holy to me; for I the Lord am holy and have made you separate from the nations, so that you may be my people.
And you are to be holy to me; for I the Lord am holy and have made you separate from the nations, so that you may be my people.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therfore shall ye be holy vnto me, for I the Lorde am holy, and haue seuered you from other nations, that ye shoulde be myne.
Therfore shall ye be holy vnto me, for I the Lorde am holy, and haue seuered you from other nations, that ye shoulde be myne.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And ye shall be holy unto Me; for I the LORD am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that ye should be Mine.
And ye shall be holy unto Me; for I the LORD am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that ye should be Mine.
King James Version (1611)
And ye shal be holy vnto me: for I the Lord am holy, & haue seuered you from other people, that ye should be mine.
And ye shal be holy vnto me: for I the Lord am holy, & haue seuered you from other people, that ye should be mine.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And ye shall be holy to me; because I the Lord your God am holy, who separated you from all nations, to be mine.
And ye shall be holy to me; because I the Lord your God am holy, who separated you from all nations, to be mine.
English Revised Version
And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that ye should be mine.
And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that ye should be mine.
Berean Standard Bible
You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.
You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Ye schulen be hooli to me, for `Y am the hooli Lord, and Y departide you fro othere puplis, that ye schulen be myne.
Ye schulen be hooli to me, for `Y am the hooli Lord, and Y departide you fro othere puplis, that ye schulen be myne.
Young's Literal Translation
and ye have been holy to Me; for holy [am] I, Jehovah; and I separate you from the peoples to become Mine.
and ye have been holy to Me; for holy [am] I, Jehovah; and I separate you from the peoples to become Mine.
Update Bible Version
And you shall be holy to me: for I, Yahweh, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that you should be mine.
And you shall be holy to me: for I, Yahweh, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that you should be mine.
Webster's Bible Translation
And ye shall be holy to me: for I the LORD [am] holy, and have severed you from [other] people, that ye should be mine.
And ye shall be holy to me: for I the LORD [am] holy, and have severed you from [other] people, that ye should be mine.
World English Bible
You shall be holy to me: for I, Yahweh, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that you should be mine.
You shall be holy to me: for I, Yahweh, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that you should be mine.
New King James Version
And you shall be holy to Me, for I the LORD am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine.
And you shall be holy to Me, for I the LORD am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine.
New Living Translation
You must be holy because I, the Lord , am holy. I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own.
You must be holy because I, the Lord , am holy. I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own.
New Life Bible
Be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy. I have divided you from the nations, so you belong to Me.
Be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy. I have divided you from the nations, so you belong to Me.
New Revised Standard
You shall be holy to me; for I the Lord am holy, and I have separated you from the other peoples to be mine.
You shall be holy to me; for I the Lord am holy, and I have separated you from the other peoples to be mine.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Therefore shall ye be unto me, holy persons, for, holy, am, I - Yahweh, - Therefore have I distinguished you from the peoples, that ye may be mine.
Therefore shall ye be unto me, holy persons, for, holy, am, I - Yahweh, - Therefore have I distinguished you from the peoples, that ye may be mine.
Douay-Rheims Bible
You shall be holy unto me, because I the Lord am holy: and I have separated you from other people, that you should be mine.
You shall be holy unto me, because I the Lord am holy: and I have separated you from other people, that you should be mine.
Revised Standard Version
You shall be holy to me; for I the LORD am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.
You shall be holy to me; for I the LORD am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Thus you are to be holy to Me, for I the LORD am holy; and I have set you apart from the peoples to be Mine.
'Thus you are to be holy to Me, for I the LORD am holy; and I have set you apart from the peoples to be Mine.
Contextual Overview
22 "You must remember all my laws and rules. And you must obey them. I am leading you to your land. You will live in that country. If you obey my laws and rules, that land will not vomit you out. 23 I am forcing other people to leave that country because they committed all those sins. I hate those sins! So don't live the way those people lived. 24 But I have told you that you will get their land. I will give their land to you. It will be your land! It is a land filled with many good things. I am the Lord your God. "I have treated you differently from other people. 25 So you must treat clean animals differently from unclean animals. You must also treat clean birds differently from unclean birds. Don't eat any of these unclean birds or animals or things that crawl on the ground. I have made these things unclean. 26 I have separated you from other nations to be my own special people. So you must be holy because I am the Lord , and I am holy. 27 "A man or a woman who is a medium or a wizard must be put to death. The people must kill them with stones. They are responsible for their own death."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the Lord: Leviticus 20:7, Leviticus 19:2, Psalms 99:5, Psalms 99:9, Isaiah 6:3, Isaiah 30:11, 1 Peter 1:15, 1 Peter 1:16, Revelation 3:7, Revelation 4:8
severed: Leviticus 20:24, Deuteronomy 7:6, Deuteronomy 14:2, Deuteronomy 26:18, Deuteronomy 26:19, Titus 2:14
Reciprocal: Genesis 48:5 - are mine Exodus 19:6 - and an Leviticus 10:10 - General Leviticus 11:44 - ye shall Numbers 6:2 - When Deuteronomy 18:10 - that useth divination Malachi 2:11 - profaned Matthew 5:48 - ye 1 Thessalonians 5:23 - sanctify
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And ye shall be holy unto me,.... Separated from all unclean persons and things, and devoted to his service, and obedient to all his commands, and so live holy lives and conversations, according to his will, and to his honour and glory:
for I the Lord [am] holy; and therefore they, his people, should be like him, and imitate him, and observe those things which are agreeable to his holy nature and will, and yield a cheerful obedience to his holy precepts:
and have severed you from [other] people, that ye should be mine; which is a very forcible argument, a strong motive, and which laid them under great obligation to obedience and holiness.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The ground is here again stated on which all these laws of holiness should be obeyed. See Leviticus 18:24-30 note.
Leviticus 20:24
Compare the margin reference.
Leviticus 20:25, Leviticus 20:26
The distinction between clean and unclean for the whole people, and not for any mere section of it, was one great typical mark of “the kingdom of priests, the holy nation.” See the Leviticus 11:42 note.
Leviticus 20:25
Any manner of living thing that creepeth - Rather, any creeping thing; that is, any vermin. See Leviticus 11:20-23. The reference in this verse is to dead animals, not to the creatures when alive.
