TT #256 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 44
Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi
English: “For I am holy”: just as I am holy, so you should be holy; just as I am separate, so you should be separate.
Sifra (Toras Kohanim).
Wikisource — Sifra, Shemini, Chapter 9
Analogy — The Chazal applies the verse’s wording and structure to establish the stated teaching.
Israel is called to holiness and separation in imitation of the Divine model.