Leviticus 20:26
Modern Translations
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 Study 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
Classic Translations
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.

King James 2000 Bible
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.

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.

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.

American King James Version
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.

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.

A Faithful Version
And you shall be holy unto Me, for I, the LORD, am holy, and have separated you from the nations, so that you should be Mine.

Darby Bible Translation
And ye shall be holy unto me; for I Jehovah am holy, and have separated you from the peoples to be mine.

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.

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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Therefore shall ye be holie vnto me: for I the Lorde am holy, and I haue separated you from other people, that ye shoulde be mine.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Therfore shall ye be holy vnto me, for I the Lorde am holy, and haue seuered you from other nations, that ye shoulde be myne.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Therfore shall ye be holy vnto me: for I the LORDE am holy, which haue separated you fro the nacions, that ye shulde be myne.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Be holy vnto me, for I the Lorde am holy and haue seuered you from other nacyons: that ye shulde be myne.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And 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 Bible
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.

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.

Translations from Aramaic
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.

Lamsa Bible
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.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

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.
















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