וִהְיִ֤יתֶם לִי֙ קְדֹשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י קָד֖וֹשׁ אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וָאַבְדִּ֥ל אֶתְכֶ֛ם מִן־הָֽעַמִּ֖ים לִהְי֥וֹת לִֽי׃
너희는 내게 거룩할지어다 이는 나 여호와가 거룩하고 내가 또 너희로 나의 소유를 삼으려고 너희를 만민 중에서 구별하였음이니라
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.