“For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.”
For you are a holy people unto the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, out of all the peoples that are upon the earth; -- Israel's election is grounded in holiness (kedusha, separation unto God) and divine choice. 'A people for his own possession' (am segullah, a treasured people) expresses unique status. The universality ('out of all the peoples') emphasizes that this selection is distinctive.
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