The ground is here again stated on which all these laws of holiness should be obeyed. See the note on Leviticus 18:24-30.

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And you shall be holy to me. —Rather, And you shall be my holy ones, in harmony with the remark in the last clau…

And you shall be holy unto me: Separated from all unclean persons and things, and devoted to his service, and obedient to…

These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was necessary that there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that He has tau…