וְלֹ֤א תֵֽלְכוּ֙ בְּחֻקֹּ֣ת הַגּ֔וֹי אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֥י מְשַׁלֵּ֖חַ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֤י אֶת־כָּל־אֵ֙לֶּה֙ עָשׂ֔וּ וָאָקֻ֖ץ בָּֽם׃

And you shall not follow the practices of the nation, which I am sending forth from before you; as they, those nations, did all these prohibited acts, and I abhorred them.

וָאֹמַ֣ר לָכֶ֗ם אַתֶּם֮ תִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־אַדְמָתָם֒ וַאֲנִ֞י אֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה לָכֶם֙ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת אֹתָ֔הּ אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָ֑שׁ אֲנִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הִבְדַּ֥לְתִּי אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִן־הָֽעַמִּֽים׃

I said to you: You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to inherit it, a land flowing with milk and honey. Your inheritance of the land serves a dual purpose: On the one hand, it is the fulfillment of My promise to you; on the other hand, I will thereby expel the sinful nations who are unworthy of residing in the land. I am the Lord, who has the authority to perform these actions, and I am also your God, who has distinguished you from the peoples. The inhabitants of the Land of Israel are guilty of transgressing the prohibitions enumerated above; in response, God has rejected them and will remove them from the land. Some of these prohibitions, however, apply only to the children of Israel, due to their distinction from the peoples.

וְהִבְדַּלְתֶּ֞ם בֵּֽין־הַבְּהֵמָ֤ה הַטְּהֹרָה֙ לַטְּמֵאָ֔ה וּבֵין־הָע֥וֹף הַטָּמֵ֖א לַטָּהֹ֑ר וְלֹֽא־תְשַׁקְּצ֨וּ אֶת־נַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֜ם בַּבְּהֵמָ֣ה וּבָע֗וֹף וּבְכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּרְמֹ֣שׂ הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־הִבְדַּ֥לְתִּי לָכֶ֖ם לְטַמֵּֽא׃

O you shall distinguish between the pure animal, that which is permitted for consumption, and the non-pure, which may not be eaten, and between the non-pure birds and the pure. The list of pure and non-pure animals and birds appears in an earlier chapter (11:1–31). They are referenced here in the context of the distinction between Israel and the other nations, even though these prohibitions are less severe than the forbidden sexual relations. And you shall not render yourselves detestable by means of consuming the animals, or the birds, or by consuming any creature that creeps on the ground, which I have distinguished for you to deem non-pure. The soul of a member of Israel is polluted in some manner by consuming non-kosher animals.

וִהְיִ֤יתֶם לִי֙ קְדֹשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י קָד֖וֹשׁ אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וָאַבְדִּ֥ל אֶתְכֶ֛ם מִן־הָֽעַמִּ֖ים לִהְי֥וֹת לִֽי׃

You shall be holy to Me, and distinguished in various ways, for I, the Lord, am holy. The holy is that which is situated beyond the boundary. To be holy, then, means to separate oneself. And I have distinguished you from the peoples to be Mine.

וְאִ֣ישׁ אֽוֹ־אִשָּׁ֗ה כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֨ה בָהֶ֥ם א֛וֹב א֥וֹ יִדְּעֹנִ֖י מ֣וֹת יוּמָ֑תוּ בָּאֶ֛בֶן יִרְגְּמ֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם בָּֽם׃ (פ)

The concluding verse of this chapter seems quite puzzling. Perhaps it is related to the concept of the exclusivity of the unique bond between God and Israel: A man or a woman, if there is among them a medium or a necromancer, they shall be put to death; with stones they shall stone them; their blood is upon them. The verse is not referring to those who seek the council of such individuals (see 19:31), but to the mediums and necromancers themselves.