Leviticus 21:8

⁶ They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the offerings made by fire, the food of their God, they must be holy.

⁷ A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.

You are to regard him as holy, since he presents the food of your God. He shall be holy to you, because I the LORD am holy—I who set you apart.

⁹ If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she must be burned in the fire.

¹⁰ The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: You are to regard him as holy, since he presents the food of your God. He shall be holy to you, because I the LORD am holy—I who set you apart.
KJV: Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.
WEB: Therefore you shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy.
ASV: Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I Jehovah, who sanctify you, am holy.
DARBY: And thou shalt hallow him; for the bread of thy God doth he present: he shall be holy unto thee; for I, Jehovah, who hallow you am holy.
BLB: And you shall consecrate him, for he offers the bread of your God. He is Holy to you, for holy [am] I, YHWH, sanctifying you⁺.

ÅB: Og du skal holde ham hellig, for han bærer fram din Guds mat; han skal være hellig for deg, for jeg, Herren, som helliger dere, er hellig.
OTB: Derfor skal du anse dem som hellige, fordi de bærer frem din Guds mat. De skal være hellige for deg, for jeg, Herren, som helliger dere, er hellig.
B1930: Og du skal holde ham hellig, for han bærer frem din Guds mat; han skal være hellig for dig, for jeg, Herren, som helliger eder, er hellig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Leviticus 20:7–8
Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.
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Leviticus 11:44–45
For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.
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Leviticus 19:2
“Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
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Leviticus 21:6
They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the offerings made by fire, the food of their God, they must be holy.
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John 17:19
For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
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Hebrews 7:26
Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
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John 10:36
then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?
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Hebrews 10:29
How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
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