Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the LORD has chosen you to be his treasured possession. New Living Translation You have been set apart as holy to the LORD your God, and he has chosen you from all the nations of the earth to be his own special treasure. English Standard Version For you are a people holy to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. Berean Standard Bible for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth. King James Bible For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth. New King James Version For you are a holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. New American Standard Bible For you are a holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for His personal possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. NASB 1995 “For you are a holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. NASB 1977 “For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. Legacy Standard Bible For you are a holy people to Yahweh your God, and Yahweh has chosen you to be a people for His treasured possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. Amplified Bible for you are a holy people [set apart] to the LORD your God; and the LORD has chosen you out of all the peoples who are on the earth to be a people for His own possession. Christian Standard Bible for you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be his own possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth. Holman Christian Standard Bible for you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be His own possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.” American Standard Version For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God, and Jehovah hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth. Contemporary English Version Out of all the nations on this earth, the LORD your God chose you to be his own. You belong to the LORD, so don't behave like those who worship other gods. English Revised Version For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth. GOD'S WORD® Translation You are people who are holy to the LORD your God. Out of all the people who live on earth, the LORD has chosen you to be his own special possession. Good News Translation You belong to the LORD your God; he has chosen you to be his own people from among all the peoples who live on earth. International Standard Version because you are a holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD chose to make you his precious possession from among all the peoples of the earth." Majority Standard Bible for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth. NET Bible For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth. New Heart English Bible For you are a holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of the earth. Webster's Bible Translation For thou art a holy people to the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people to himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth. World English Bible For you are a holy people to Yahweh your God, and Yahweh has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of the earth. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor you [are] a holy people to your God YHWH, and YHWH has fixed on you to be to Him for a people, a peculiar treasure, out of all the peoples who [are] on the face of the ground. Young's Literal Translation for a holy people art thou to Jehovah thy God, and on thee hath Jehovah fixed to be to Him for a people, a peculiar treasure, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the ground. Smith's Literal Translation For thou a holy people to Jehovah thy God, and Jehovah chose in thee to be to him for a people of acquisition above all people which are upon the face of the earth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBecause thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God: and he chose thee to be his peculiar people of all nations that are upon the earth. Catholic Public Domain Version For you are a holy people, for the Lord your God. And he chose you, so that you may be a people particularly his, out of all the nations on earth. New American Bible For you are a people holy to the LORD, your God; the LORD, your God, has chosen you from all the peoples on the face of the earth to be a people specially his own. New Revised Standard Version For you are a people holy to the LORD your God; it is you the LORD has chosen out of all the peoples on earth to be his people, his treasured possession. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor you are a holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a beloved people to himself, above all the peoples that are on the face of the earth. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because you are holy people to LORD JEHOVAH your God and LORD JEHOVAH your God chose you that you would be the most beloved people to him of all of the nations upon the face of the Earth. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For thou art a holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be His own treasure out of all peoples that are upon the face of the earth. Brenton Septuagint Translation For thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God, and the Lord thy God has chosen thee to be a peculiar people to himself of all the nations on the face of the earth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Clean and Unclean Animals1You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead, 2for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth. 3You must not eat any detestable thing.… Cross References 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Exodus 19:5-6 Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. / And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.” Titus 2:14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. Leviticus 20:26 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. Isaiah 62:12 And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. 1 Corinthians 6:20 you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. Malachi 3:17 “They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him. Ephesians 1:4 For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love Psalm 135:4 For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession. Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Isaiah 43:21 The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise. Romans 12:1-2 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. / Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. Jeremiah 2:3 Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of His harvest. All who devoured her were found guilty; disaster came upon them,’” declares the LORD. 2 Corinthians 6:16-18 What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” / “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” / And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” Amos 3:2 “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” Treasury of Scripture For you are an holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a peculiar people to himself, above all the nations that are on the earth. Deuteronomy 14:21 Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. Deuteronomy 7:6 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. Deuteronomy 26:18,19 And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments; … Jump to Previous Chosen Earth Holy Nations Peculiar Peoples Possession Special Treasure TreasuredJump to Next Chosen Earth Holy Nations Peculiar Peoples Possession Special Treasure TreasuredDeuteronomy 14 1. God's children are not to disfigure themselves in mourning3. What may and may not be eaten 4. of animals 9. of fishes 11. of fowls 21. That which dies of itself may not be eaten 22. Tithes of Divine Service 23. Tithes and firstborns to be eaten before the Lord 28. The third year's tithe of alms and charity For you are a people holy to the LORD your God The phrase "a people holy" is derived from the Hebrew word "קָדוֹשׁ" (qadosh), meaning set apart or sacred. In the ancient Near Eastern context, holiness was not merely a moral or ethical state but a status of being set apart for divine purposes. The Israelites were called to be distinct from surrounding nations, reflecting God's character and values. This holiness was not self-generated but was a result of their covenant relationship with Yahweh, who is inherently holy. The phrase underscores the identity and purpose of Israel as a nation uniquely dedicated to God, emphasizing their role as a light to the nations. and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth Nations.--Rather, peoples. The commonwealth of Israel and its institutions are contrasted with other states and their institutions. Verse 2. - (Cf. Deuteronomy 7:6.) The reason assigned here is an emphatic expansion of the statement in ver. 1.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew forכִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you אַתָּ֔ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are a holy קָדוֹשׁ֙ (qā·ḏō·wōš) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6918: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary people עַ֤ם (‘am) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock belonging to the LORD לַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God. אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative The LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has chosen בָּחַ֣ר (bā·ḥar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 977: To try, select you to be לִֽהְי֥וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be His prized possession סְגֻלָּ֔ה (sə·ḡul·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5459: Possession, property out of all מִכֹּל֙ (mik·kōl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the peoples לְעַ֣ם (lə·‘am) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the face פְּנֵ֥י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of the earth. הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 127: Ground, land Links Deuteronomy 14:2 NIVDeuteronomy 14:2 NLT Deuteronomy 14:2 ESV Deuteronomy 14:2 NASB Deuteronomy 14:2 KJV Deuteronomy 14:2 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 14:2 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 14:2 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 14:2 French Bible Deuteronomy 14:2 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 14:2 For you are a holy people (Deut. 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