Earlier, through Moses and Aaron, Jehovah declared to the nation of Israel: “I am Jehovah your God; and you must sanctify yourselves and you must prove yourselves holy, because I am holy. ” — Leviticus 11: 44.
והתקדשתם והייתם קדושים, כי קדוש אני ” (‏ ויקרא י ” א: 44‏) .‏