Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 20:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
You Shall Be Holy
25 "I am your God. I've separated you from the people. You are to differentiate between the clean animal and the unclean and between the unclean bird and the clean. You are not to make yourselves detestable on account of any animal, bird, or any creeping creature of the ground that I've separated for you as unclean. 26 "You are to be holy toward me, because I, the LORD, am holy. I've separated you from among the people to be mine. 27 "Moreover, a man or a woman who has a ritual spirit or a familiar spirit is certainly to die. They are to be stoned to death with boulders. They will continue to bear responsibility for their guilt."
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Cross References
Leviticus 19:2
"Tell the entire assembly of Israel that they are to be holy, since I, the LORD your God, am holy.
Leviticus 20:7
Therefore, separate yourselves and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 20:24
But I've promised you that you'll inherit the land that I'm about to give you as your permanent possession a land flowing with milk and honey.
Deuteronomy 7:6
because you are a holy people to the LORD your God. The LORD your God chose you to be his people, his treasured possession from all the nations on the face of the earth."
Deuteronomy 14:2
because you are a holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD chose to make you his precious possession from among all the nations of the earth."
Deuteronomy 26:18-19
The LORD affirmed this day that you are his prized possession. Therefore, observe his commands,
Psalm 99:5
Exalt the LORD our God; worship and bow down at his footstool; He is holy!
Psalm 99:9
Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy! A psalm of thanksgiving
Isaiah 6:3
They kept on calling to each other: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of the Heavenly Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!"
Isaiah 30:11
get out of the way, turn aside from the path, and stop confronting us with the Holy One of Israel."
Titus 2:14
He gave himself for us to set us free from every wrong and to cleanse us so that we could be his special people who are enthusiastic about doing good deeds.
1 Peter 1:15-16
Instead, be holy in every aspect of your life, just as the one who called you is holy.
Revelation 3:7
"To the messenger of the church in Philadelphia, write: "The one who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens a door that no one can shut, and who shuts a door that no one can open, "says this:
Revelation 4:8
Each of the four living creatures had six wings and were full of eyes inside and out. Without stopping day or night they were saying, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is coming."