Leviticus

Leviticus 20:26

²⁶You 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You are to be	וִהְיִ֤יתֶם	wih·yî·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
holy	קְדֹשִׁ֔ים	qə·ḏō·šîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6918 sacred, holy
to Me	לִי֙	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
am holy	קָד֖וֹשׁ	qā·ḏō·wōš	Adjective - masculine singular	H6918 sacred, holy
and I have set you apart	וָאַבְדִּ֥ל	wā·’aḇ·dil	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H914 be divided, separate
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the nations	הָֽעַמִּ֖ים	hā·‘am·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
to be	לִהְי֥וֹת	lih·yō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
My own	לִֽי׃	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.