³¹ “You are to be my holy people.^(A) So do not eat the meat of an animal torn by wild beasts;^(B) throw it to the dogs.

² for you are a people holy^(A) to the Lord your God.^(B) Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his treasured possession.^(C)

²¹ Do not eat anything you find already dead.^(A) You may give it to the foreigner residing in any of your towns, and they may eat it, or you may sell it to any other foreigner. But you are a people holy to the Lord your God.^(B)

Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.^(C)

¹⁹ He has declared that he will set you in praise,^(A) fame and honor high above all the nations^(B) he has made and that you will be a people holy^(C) to the Lord your God, as he promised.

⁹ The Lord will establish you as his holy people,^(A) as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands^(B) of the Lord your God and walk in obedience to him.

²⁴ He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy those who are mighty, the holy people.^(A)