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.

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.

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

and ye have been holy to Me; for holy am I, Jehovah; and I separate you from the peoples to become Mine.

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.

Eritis autem sancti mihi: quia sanctus sum ego Jehova, et separavi vosa populis, ut essetis mei.

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.