כִּ֣י עַ֤ם קָדוֹשׁ֙ אַתָּ֔ה לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ בְּךָ֞ בָּחַ֣ר ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ לִהְי֥וֹת לוֹ֙ לְעַ֣ם סְגֻלָּ֔ה מִכֹּל֙ הָֽעַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ (ס)
Sapagkat ikaw ay isang banal na bayan para sa Walang-Hanggan na iyong Diyos; ikaw ang pinili ng Walang-Hanggan na iyong Diyos upang maging Kanyang natatanging bayan, Kanyang mahal na pag-aari, mula sa lahat ng bayan na nasa ibabaw ng lupa.
Targum Jonathan
For you shall be a holy people before the Lord your God, as the Lord your God hath taken pleasure in you, that you may be a people more beloved before Him than all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.