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I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall be holy to me, for I the LORD am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD <i>am</i> holy, and have severed you from <i>other</i> people, that ye should be mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And you shall be holy to Me, for I the LORD <i>am</i> holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Thus 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus you shall be holy to Me, for I Yahweh am holy; and I have separated you from the peoples to be Mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to be holy to Me because I, Yahweh, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be Mine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am the LORD, the holy God. You have been chosen to be my people, and so you must be holy too. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Be my holy people because I, the LORD, am holy. I have separated you from other people to be my very own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You are to be holy toward me, because I, the LORD, am holy. I've separated you from among the people to be mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall be holy to me, for I, Yahweh, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that you should be mine. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have been holy to Me, for I, YHWH, [am] holy; and I separate you from the peoples to become Mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and ye have been holy to Me; for holy am I, Jehovah; and I separate you from the peoples to become Mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And, ye were holy to me: for I Jehovah am holy, and I will separate you from the nations to be to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall be holy to me; for I the LORD am holy, and I have separated you from the other peoples to be mine.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall be holy to me; because I the Lord your God <i>am</i> holy, who separated you from all nations, to be mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/20-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=5525" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/20.htm">Keep All My Decrees</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>You 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. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wih·yî·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">You are to be</a> <a href="/hebrew/6918.htm" title="6918: qə·ḏō·šîm (Adj-mp) -- Sacred, holy. Or qadosh; from qadash; sacred; God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary.">holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</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.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6918.htm" title="6918: qā·ḏō·wōš (Adj-ms) -- Sacred, holy. Or qadosh; from qadash; sacred; God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary.">am holy,</a> <a href="/hebrew/914.htm" title="914: wā·’aḇ·dil (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To be divided, separate. A primitive root; to divide.">and I have 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 nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: lih·yō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">to be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">My own.</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>A 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.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-7.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:7</a></span><br />For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19-20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-2.htm">Deuteronomy 14:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17-18</a></span><br />“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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/2-14.htm">Titus 2:14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a></span><br />For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-12.htm">Isaiah 62:12</a></span><br />And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-12.htm">Colossians 3:12</a></span><br />Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-14.htm">Hebrews 12:14</a></span><br />Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/4-3.htm">Psalm 4:3</a></span><br />Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-17.htm">John 17:17-19</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-7.htm">Leviticus 20:7</a></b></br> Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I <i>am</i> the LORD your God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2</a></b></br> Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God <i>am</i> holy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/99-5.htm">Psalm 99:5,9</a></b></br> Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; <i>for</i> he <i>is</i> holy… </p><p class="hdg">severed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-24.htm">Leviticus 20:24</a></b></br> 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 <i>am</i> the LORD your God, which have separated you from <i>other</i> people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6</a></b></br> For thou <i>art</i> 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 <i>are</i> upon the face of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/14-2.htm">Deuteronomy 14:2</a></b></br> For thou <i>art</i> 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 <i>are</i> upon the earth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/20-24.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-24.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-24.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Separated</a> <a href="/galatians/5-4.htm">Severed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/22-12.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-44.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-4.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-2.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-2.htm">Separated</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-41.htm">Severed</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-1.htm">Of him who gives his seed to Moloch</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-4.htm">Of him who favors such an one</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-6.htm">Of going to wizards</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-7.htm">Of sanctification</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-9.htm">Of him who curses his parents</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-11.htm">Of incest</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-13.htm">Of sodomy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-15.htm">Of bestiality</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-18.htm">Of uncleanness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-22.htm">Obedience is required with holiness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-27.htm">Wizards must be put to death</a></span><br></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'; 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Holiness in this context means being set apart for God's purposes, living in a way that reflects His nature. This call to holiness is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are also called to be holy (<a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>).<p><b>because I, the LORD, am holy</b><br>God's holiness is the standard for His people. It signifies His absolute purity, moral perfection, and separation from sin. The holiness of God is a central theme throughout Scripture, underscoring His uniqueness and the reverence He commands. This attribute of God is foundational, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/6-3.htm">Isaiah 6:3</a>, where the seraphim proclaim, "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty."<p><b>and I have set you apart from the nations</b><br>This phrase highlights the distinct identity of Israel as God's chosen people. The setting apart of Israel was both a privilege and a responsibility, requiring them to live according to God's laws and not adopt the practices of surrounding nations. This separation is symbolic of the spiritual separation believers are called to maintain from worldly influences (<a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a>).<p><b>to be My own</b><br>The relationship between God and Israel is covenantal, where God claims Israel as His treasured possession (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5</a>). This ownership implies protection, provision, and a special relationship with God. In the New Testament, this concept is expanded to include all believers, who are described as a "chosen people, a royal priesthood" (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>), signifying their belonging to God through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, whom He delivered from Egypt and to whom He gave the Law through Moses.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites who received the Law from God on Mount Sinai.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God gave the Law to Moses, including the instructions found in Leviticus.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who calls His people to holiness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land promised to the Israelites, where they were to live according to God's statutes and commandments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_holiness.htm">Call to Holiness</a></b><br><a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a> emphasizes that holiness is not just a suggestion but a command from God. As believers, we are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/separation_from_the_world.htm">Separation from the World</a></b><br>The verse highlights the importance of being set apart from the world. This separation is not about isolation but about living distinctively according to God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_god.htm">Identity in God</a></b><br>Our identity as God's people is rooted in His holiness. Understanding who we are in Christ should influence our actions and decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>Holiness involves obedience to God's laws and commands. It is through obedience that we demonstrate our love and commitment to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_character.htm">Reflecting God's Character</a></b><br>As God's people, we are to reflect His character in our daily lives. This means embodying attributes such as love, mercy, and justice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_christians_view_jewish_laws.htm">How should Christians interpret Jewish laws and traditions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_biblical_morality_tribal,_not_universal.htm">Why does biblical morality resemble ancient tribal law rather than universal ethics?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'not_under_the_law'_mean.htm">What does "not under the law" mean for Christians?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_basis_for_human_ethics.htm">What is the ethical basis for human moral actions?</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>(26) <span class= "bld">And ye shall be holy unto me.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">And ye shall be my holy ones, </span>in harmony with the remark in the last clause of this verse, where God says that He had separated them for the purpose that "ye should be mine" The phrase only occurs here, and is different from the one which has been used in <a href="/context/leviticus/11-44.htm" title="For I am the LORD your God: you shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall you defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creeps on the earth.">Leviticus 11:44-45</a>; <a href="/leviticus/20-17.htm" title="And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he has uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.">Leviticus 20:17</a>.<p><span class= "bld">And have severed you from other people.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">and have separated you from other people, </span>as the Authorised Version renders this phrase in <a href="/leviticus/20-24.htm" title="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.">Leviticus 20:24</a>. 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" (<a href="/zechariah/2-11.htm" title="And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the middle of you, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.">Zechariah 2:11</a>), 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.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/20-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You are to be</span><br /><span class="heb">וִהְיִ֤יתֶם</span> <span class="translit">(wih·yî·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קְדֹשִׁ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(qə·ḏō·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6918.htm">Strong's 6918: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Me</span><br /><span class="heb">לִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am holy,</span><br /><span class="heb">קָד֖וֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ḏō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6918.htm">Strong's 6918: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I have set you apart</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאַבְדִּ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’aḇ·dil)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_914.htm">Strong's 914: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be divided, separate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the nations</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽעַמִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘am·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that you should be</span><br /><span class="heb">לִהְי֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lih·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My own.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 20:26 You shall be holy to me: (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 20:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 20:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/20-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 20:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 20:27" /></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>