Parallel Verses

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.

New American Standard Bible

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.

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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And ye shall be holy
קדשׁ קדושׁ 
Qadowsh 
Usage: 116

unto me for I the Lord

Usage: 0

am holy
קדשׁ קדושׁ 
Qadowsh 
Usage: 116

בּדל 
Badal 
Usage: 42

עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Smith

Context Readings

You Shall Be Holy

25 And ye separated between clean cattle to unclean, and between unclean birds and clean: and ye shall not make you souls abhorred by cattle or bird, and by any which shall creep upon the earth which I separated to you for unclean. 26 And, ye were holy to me: for I Jehovah am holy, and I will separate you from the nations to be to me. 27 When a man or a woman shall be among them a necromancer, or a wizard, dying, they shall die: with stone shall they stone them: their blood is upon them.

Cross References

Leviticus 19:2

Speak to the assembly of the sons of Israel, and say to them, Ye shall be holy, for I Jehovah your God am holy.

Leviticus 20:7

And ye were consecrated and ye were holy: for I Jehovah your God.

Leviticus 20:24

And I said to you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to inherit it, a land flowing with milk and honey: I Jehovah your God, who separated you from the nations.

Deuteronomy 7:6

For thou a holy people to Jehovah thy God: in thee Jehovah thy God chose to be to him a people of property from all the peoples which are upon the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 14:2

For thou a holy people to Jehovah thy God, and Jehovah chose in thee to be to him for a people of acquisition above all people which are upon the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 26:18-19

And Jehovah said thee this day to be to him for a people of property, as he spake to thee, and to watch all his commands,

Psalm 99:5

Exalt ye Jehovah our God, and worship at the footstool of his feet; he is holy.

Psalm 99:9

Exalt ye Jehovah our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for Jehovah our God is holy.

Isaiah 6:3

And this called to this, and said, Holy, holy, holy, Jehovah of armies: all the earth full of his glory.

Isaiah 30:11

Remove from the way, turn aside from the path, cause to cease from before us the Holy One of Israel.

Titus 2:14

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a distinguished people. zealous of good works.

1 Peter 1:15-16

But according to the holy one calling you, also should ye yourselves be holy in all turning back;

Revelation 3:7

And to the messenger of the church in Philadelphia write; Thus says the holy, the true, he having the key of David, he opening, and no one shuts; and he shuts, and no one opens;

Revelation 4:8

And the four living creatures, one by itself, had six wings together round about; and within full of eyes; and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Omnipotent Ruler, who was, and who being, and who coming.

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