וִהְיִ֤יתֶם לִי֙ קְדֹשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י קָד֖וֹשׁ אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וָאַבְדִּ֥ל אֶתְכֶ֛ם מִן־הָֽעַמִּ֖ים לִהְי֥וֹת לִֽי׃
Habéis, pues, de serme santos, porque yo el Señor soy santo, <span class="x" onmousemove="Show('perush','El Rambam se refirió a este versículo al explicar el por qué del nombre <b>del 5º Libro</b> de su “Compendio de la Ley Hebrea” para todo el Pueblo de Israel.',event);" onmouseout="Close();">y os he apartado de los pueblos</span>, para que seáis míos.
Sha'arei Orah
It likewise is this quality that separates the children of Israel from all the nations of the world, as the verse states,303Leviticus 20:26 “I have separated you from the nations to be Mine.” This is the meaning of the verse,304Deuteronomy 32:8-9 “When the Supreme One gave the nations their inheritance, when He separated the children of man, He set the borders of the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel, for HaShem’s-יהו״ה portion is His people.” In the same manner, this quality is also called The Land of Israel-Eretz Yisroel-ארץ ישראל, since the Land of Israel is divided into twelve borders for each of the twelve tribes.