holy. See note on Exodus 3:5. the LORD. (Hebrew. Jehovah.) Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel Septuagint, and Syriac, add "thy God".
peculiar. as. treasure. See note on Exodus 19:5. Compare Deuteronomy 7:6.
the earth. the face of the soil. Figure of speech Pleonasm. Hebrew. 'adamah.