Leviticus 20:26

26 Be my holy people because I, the LORD, am holy. I have separated you from other people to be my very own.

Leviticus 20:26 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 20:26

And ye shall be holy unto me
Separated from all unclean persons and things, and devoted to his service, and obedient to all his commands, and so live holy lives and conversations, according to his will, and to his honour and glory: for I the Lord [am] holy;
and therefore they, his people, should be like him, and imitate him, and observe those things which are agreeable to his holy nature and will, and yield a cheerful obedience to his holy precepts: and have severed you from [other] people, that ye should be mine;
which is a very forcible argument, a strong motive, and which laid them under great obligation to obedience and holiness.

Leviticus 20:26 In-Context

24 I have told you that you will take their land. I will give it to you as your own. It is a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God who separated you from other people.

25 Separate clean and unclean animals and birds. Never become disgusting by eating any animal or bird or anything that crawls on the ground. I have separated you from every unclean thing.

26 Be my holy people because I, the LORD, am holy. I have separated you from other people to be my very own.

27 "Every man or woman who is a medium or a psychic must be put to death. They must be stoned to death because they deserve to die."