Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. 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. 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. 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. King James Bible 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. 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. 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. NASB 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. NASB 1977 ‘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. 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. 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. 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are to be holy to Me because I, Yahweh, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to 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. 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. 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Be my holy people because I, the LORD, am holy. I have separated you from other people to be my very own. 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. International Standard Version "You are to be holy toward me, because I, the LORD, am holy. I've separated you from among the people to be mine. Majority 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. NET Bible 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. New Heart 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. 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. 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd you have been holy to Me, for I, YHWH, [am] holy; and I separate you from the peoples to become 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. Smith's Literal Translation And, ye were holy to me: for I Jehovah am holy, and I will separate you from the nations to be to me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleYou shall be holy unto me, because I the Lord am holy, and I have separated you from other people, that you should be mine. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall be holy unto me, because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have separated you from the other peoples, so that you would be mine. New American Bible To me, therefore, you shall be holy; for I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from other peoples to be my own. New Revised Standard Version You shall be holy to me; for I the LORD am holy, and I have separated you from the other peoples to be mine. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd you shall be holy to me; for I the LORD am holy and have separated you from other peoples, that you should be mine. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you shall be Holy Ones, because I, LORD JEHOVAH, am holy, and I have separated you from the nations that you would be mine. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation And ye shall be holy to me; because I the Lord your God am holy, who separated you from all nations, to be mine. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Keep All My Decrees…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. 26You 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. 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.’ ”… Cross References 1 Peter 1:15-16 But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” Exodus 19:5-6 Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. / And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.” Deuteronomy 7:6 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. 1 Thessalonians 4:7 For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. Deuteronomy 14:2 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. 2 Corinthians 6:17-18 “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” / And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” Titus 2:14 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. Ephesians 1:4 For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love Isaiah 62:12 And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Hebrews 12:14 Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. Psalm 4:3 Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him. John 17:17-19 Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth. / As You sent Me into the world, I have also sent them into the world. / For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth. Treasury of Scripture And you shall be holy to me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that you should be mine. the Lord Leviticus 20:7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God. Leviticus 19:2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy. Psalm 99:5,9 Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy… severed Leviticus 20:24 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. Deuteronomy 7:6 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. Deuteronomy 14:2 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth. Jump to Previous Apart Nations Peoples Separate Separated SeveredJump to Next Apart Nations Peoples Separate Separated SeveredLeviticus 20 1. Of him who gives his seed to Moloch4. Of him who favors such an one 6. Of going to wizards 7. Of sanctification 9. Of him who curses his parents 11. Of incest 13. Of sodomy 15. Of bestiality 18. Of uncleanness 22. Obedience is required with holiness 27. Wizards must be put to death You are to be holy to Me The phrase "You are to be holy to Me" emphasizes the personal relationship between God and His people. The Hebrew word for "holy" is "qadosh," which means set apart, sacred, or consecrated. This holiness is not just a moral or ethical standard but a state of being that reflects God's own nature. In the ancient Near Eastern context, holiness was often associated with the divine and the sacred, setting apart what is dedicated to God from the common or profane. This call to holiness is a reminder that the Israelites are to live in a way that reflects their unique relationship with God, distinct from the surrounding nations. because I, the LORD, am holy and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own And have severed you from other people.--Better, and have separated you from other people, as the Authorised Version renders this phrase in Leviticus 20:24. That is, God has separated them from the rest of the nations to be His holy people, and to be an example to them. The spiritual guides during the second Temple have explained this separation of Israel as not implying the rejection of the other nations, but simply as the first installment. They maintained that it implies that all other nations are gradually to follow, and that the Divine choice is to go on from people to people, till "many nations shall be joined to the Lord . . . and shall be my people" (Zechariah 2:11), where the same phrase, "shall be mine," is used as in the passage before us. The Divine plan of the redemption of mankind they set forth in the text before us as follows :--"If the Scripture had said, I have separated all the nations from you, there would be no future for the Gentiles; but since it is said, I have separated you from the nations, it is as one who first of all separates the best from the less good, and then goes on continually to separate the better ones. But he who separates the bad from the good, by this very process rejects the bad, and does not return to them." The Mosaic doctrine of the separation of Israel, therefore, so far from tending to produce and harbour in the Jews contracted views of God's mercy, and a contempt for all other nations, has taught them to look upon themselves as simply having gone first to the mountain of the Lord, and that all other nations are to follow, and to become with them children of God. Hebrew You are to beוִהְיִ֤יתֶם (wih·yî·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be holy קְדֹשִׁ֔ים (qə·ḏō·šîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 6918: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary to Me לִי֙ (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew because כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I, אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I the LORD, יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel am holy, קָד֖וֹשׁ (qā·ḏō·wōš) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6918: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary and I have set you apart וָאַבְדִּ֥ל (wā·’aḇ·dil) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 914: To be divided, separate from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the nations הָֽעַמִּ֖ים (hā·‘am·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock that you should be לִהְי֥וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be My own. לִֽי׃ (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew Links Leviticus 20:26 NIVLeviticus 20:26 NLT Leviticus 20:26 ESV Leviticus 20:26 NASB Leviticus 20:26 KJV Leviticus 20:26 BibleApps.com Leviticus 20:26 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 20:26 Chinese Bible Leviticus 20:26 French Bible Leviticus 20:26 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 20:26 You shall be holy to me: (Le Lv Lev.) |
    |