Parallel Verses
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 American Standard Bible
Thus you are to be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy; and I
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.
Holman 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.
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.
A Conservative Version
And ye shall be holy to me, for I, LORD, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that ye 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.
Amplified
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.
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.
Darby Translation
And ye shall be holy unto me; for I Jehovah am holy, and have separated you from the peoples to be mine.
Julia Smith Translation
And, ye were holy to me: for I Jehovah am holy, and I will separate you from the nations to be to me.
King James 2000
And you shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have separated you from other people, that you should be mine.
Lexham Expanded 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.
Modern King James verseion
And you shall be holy to Me. For I, Jehovah, am holy, and have severed you from the nations, so that you should be Mine.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Be holy unto me, for I the LORD am holy and have severed you from other nations: that ye should 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.
The 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.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
and ye have been holy to Me; for holy am I, Jehovah; and I separate you from the peoples to become Mine.
Themes
Israel » Separation of » Of israel from the heathen, encouraged
Israel/jews » The lord separating israel from all other people
Interlinear
Badal
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 20:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
You Shall Be Holy
25 Therefore you must distinguish between the clean animal and the unclean, and between the unclean bird and the clean, and you must not make yourselves detestable by means of an animal or bird or anything that creeps on the ground -- creatures I have distinguished for you as unclean. 26 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. 27 "'A man or woman who has in them a spirit of the dead or a familiar spirit must be put to death. They must pelt them with stones; their blood guilt is on themselves.'"
Names
Cross References
Leviticus 19:2
"Speak to the whole congregation of the Israelites and tell them, 'You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
Leviticus 20:7
"'You must sanctify yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 20:24
So I have said to you: You yourselves will possess their land and I myself will give it to you for a possession, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the Lord your God who has set you apart from the other peoples.
Deuteronomy 7:6
For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 14:2
For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 26:18-19
And today the Lord has declared you to be his special people (as he already promised you) so you may keep all his commandments.
Psalm 99:5
Praise the Lord our God! Worship before his footstool! He is holy!
Psalm 99:9
Praise the Lord our God! Worship on his holy hill, for the Lord our God is holy!
Isaiah 6:3
They called out to one another, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord who commands armies! His majestic splendor fills the entire earth!"
Isaiah 30:11
Turn aside from the way, stray off the path. Remove from our presence the Holy One of Israel."
Titus 2:14
He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good.
1 Peter 1:15-16
but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct,
Revelation 3:7
"To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the Holy One, the True One, who holds the key of David, who opens doors no one can shut, and shuts doors no one can open:
Revelation 4:8
Each one of the four living creatures had six wings and was full of eyes all around and inside. They never rest day or night, saying: "Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God, the All-Powerful, Who was and who is, and who is still to come!"