Exodus 19:5
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
Study Note
Study Note
'Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine.' The covenant at Sinai is framed as conditional ('if... then'), placing Israel's status as God's 'treasured possession' (segullah) within the covenant's obedience-blessing structure. The parenthetical 'for all the earth is mine' is theologically crucial: Israel's chosenness is not because God owns only Israel, but because the universal owner chooses to treat this people as his special treasure from among all peoples. 1 Peter 2:9's 'peculiar people' and Titus 2:14's 'peculiar people' deliberately echo this verse to claim that the church has entered this vocation.
Other Translations
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be mine own possession from among all peoples: for all the earth is mine:
`And now, if ye really hearken to My voice, then ye have kept My covenant, and been to Me a peculiar treasure more than all the peoples, for all the earth <FI>is<Fi> Mine;
If now you will truly give ear to my voice and keep my agreement, you will be my special property out of all the peoples: for all the earth is mine:
Cross References
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