קֹ֤דֶשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לַיהוָ֔ה רֵאשִׁ֖ית תְּבוּאָתֹ֑ה כָּל־אֹכְלָ֣יו יֶאְשָׁ֔מוּ רָעָ֛ה תָּבֹ֥א אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ (פ)
lsraël est une chose sainte, appartenant à l’Éternel, les prémices de sa récolte: ceux qui en font leur nourriture sont en faute; il leur arrivera malheur," dit l’Éternel.
Avot DeRabbi Natan, Recension B
15. Israel are called holy, and the ministering angels are called holy. Israel—whence? As it is said: "Israel is holy to the LORD" (Jeremiah 2:3); and the ministering angels—whence? As it is said: "The matter is by decree of the watchers, and the sentence by the word of the holy ones" (Daniel 4:14)—and you do not know which of the two is the more sanctified. [When Scripture says: "Israel is holy to the LORD"]—you, Israel, are more sanctified before Me than the ministering angels.