Leviticus 20:26
Parallel Strong's
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.

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.

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.

Hebrew
You are to be
וִהְיִ֤יתֶם (wih·yî·ṯem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

holy
קְדֹשִׁ֔ים (qə·ḏō·šîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 6918: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary

to Me
לִי֙ (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

because
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I,
אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

the LORD,
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

am holy,
קָד֖וֹשׁ (qā·ḏō·wōš)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6918: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary

and I have set you apart
וָאַבְדִּ֥ל (wā·’aḇ·dil)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 914: To be divided, separate

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the nations
הָֽעַמִּ֖ים (hā·‘am·mîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

that you should be
לִהְי֥וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

My own.
לִֽי׃ (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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