Deuteronomy 7:7-11
Lexham English Bible
7 “Yahweh loved you and chose you not because of your great number[a] exceeding all other peoples, for you are fewer than all of the peoples, 8 but[b] because of[c] the love of Yahweh for you and because of his keeping of the sworn oath that he swore to your ancestors,[d] Yahweh brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. 9 So know that Yahweh your God, he is God, the trustworthy God, maintaining his[e] covenant and his[f] loyal love with those who love him and with those who keep his commandments to a thousand generations,[g] 10 but repaying those[h] who hate him in their own person[i] to destroy them;[j] he is not slow with those who hate him in their own person;[k] he repays them.[l] 11 And so you shall keep the commandment and the rules and the regulations that I am commanding you today[m] to observe them.
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- Deuteronomy 7:7 Literally “from your multitude/abundance”
- Deuteronomy 7:8 Or “for”
- Deuteronomy 7:8 Literally “from”
- Deuteronomy 7:8 Or “fathers”
- Deuteronomy 7:9 Hebrew “the”
- Deuteronomy 7:9 Hebrew “the”
- Deuteronomy 7:9 Hebrew “generation”
- Deuteronomy 7:10 Hebrew “the one”
- Deuteronomy 7:10 Literally “to their faces”
- Deuteronomy 7:10 Hebrew “him”; “them” in sense
- Deuteronomy 7:10 Literally “to their faces”
- Deuteronomy 7:10 Hebrew “him”
- Deuteronomy 7:11 Literally “the day”
Deuteronomy 7:7-11
International Standard Version
The Lord Keeps His Covenant
7 “It wasn’t because you were more numerous than other nations[a] of the earth that the Lord committed himself to you and chose you. In fact, you were the least numerous of all the nations.[b] 8 But the Lord loved you and kept his oath that he made to your ancestors. The Lord brought you out with great power from slavery,[c] from the control of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. 9 Know that the Lord your God is God, the trusted God who faithfully keeps his covenant to the thousandth generation of those who love him and obey his commands. 10 But for the one who hates him, he will repay him by destroying him. He will not delay dealing with someone who hates him. 11 Therefore, keep the commands, decrees, and ordinances that I am instructing you to obey today.”
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- Deuteronomy 7:7 Lit. peoples
- Deuteronomy 7:7 Lit. peoples
- Deuteronomy 7:8 Lit. from the house of slaveries
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