Holy: see 11.44.

To me … be mine: both of these expressions emphasize the unique position of the Israelites as belonging only to God. Unless it violates the rule of naturalness in translation, it is probably good to repeat the idea as is done in Good News Translation.

Separated: see verses 24 and 25 above.

The peoples: see verse 24.

Quoted with permission from Péter-Contesse, René and Ellington, John. A Handbook on Leviticus. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1990. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .