Deuteronomy 26:19

17 Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice.

18 And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments,

that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.

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.

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BSB
that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.
KJV
And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.
WEB
He will make you high above all nations that he has made, in praise, in name, and in honor, and that you may be a holy people to the LORD your God, as he has spoken.
ASV
and to make thee high above all nations that he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honor; and that thou mayest be a holy people unto Jehovah thy God, as he hath spoken.
DARBY
so that he should make thee high above all the nations which he hath made, in praise and in name and in honour; and that thou shouldest be a holy people to Jehovah thy God, as he hath said.
BLB
that He will set you high above all nations that He has made, in praise and in name and in honor, and that you may be a holy people to YHWH your God, as He has spoken.
ÅB
vil heve deg høyt over alle de folk han har skapt, til pris og til ry og til pryd, og at du skal være et hellig folk for Herren din Gud, slik som han har sagt.
OTB
Han har erklært at han vil sette deg høyt over alle de nasjoner han har skapt, i lovprisning, berømmelse og ære, og at du skal være et folk innviet til Herren din Gud, som han har talt.
B1930
vil heve dig høit over alle de folk han har skapt, til pris og til ry og til pryd, og at du skal være et hellig folk for Herren din Gud, således som han har sagt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

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.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:1

    “Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.

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  • Deuteronomy 7:6

    For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:7–8

    For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?

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  • Exodus 19:6

    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.”

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  • 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.

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  • 1 Peter 2:5

    you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

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  • Revelation 1:5–6

    and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

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