Leviticus 20:26 “You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set…”

Leviticus 20:26

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore shall ye be holie vnto me: for I the Lord am holy, and I haue separated you from other people, that ye shoulde be mine.

Darby Translation

And ye shall be holy unto me; for I Jehovah am holy, and have separated you from the peoples to be mine.

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.

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.

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Cross references

“the Lord”

Leviticus 20:7 Leviticus 19:2 Isaiah 6:3 Revelation 4:8 Psalm 99:5 Psalm 99:9

Leviticus 20:7 · BSB

Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 19:2 · BSB

“Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.

Isaiah 6:3 · BSB

And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”

Revelation 4:8 · BSB

And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”

Psalm 99:5 · BSB

Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!

Psalm 99:9 · BSB

Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.

“severed”

Leviticus 20:24 Deuteronomy 7:6 Titus 2:14 Deuteronomy 14:2 Deuteronomy 26:18 Deuteronomy 26:19

Leviticus 20:24 · BSB

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.

Deuteronomy 7:6 · BSB

For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth.

Titus 2:14 · BSB

He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

Deuteronomy 14:2 · BSB

for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 26:18 · BSB

And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments,

Deuteronomy 26:19 · BSB

that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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.

27A man or a woman who is a medium or spiritist must surely be put to death. They shall be stoned; their blood is upon them.’”

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