Deuteronomy 7:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Deuteronomy 7:6

4 For they will turn your sons away from following Me, to serve other gods; ^aso the anger of the Lord will be aroused against you and destroy you suddenly.

5 But thus you shall deal with them: you shall ^adestroy their altars, and break down their sacred pillars, and cut down their¹ wooden images, and burn their carved images with fire.

6 “For you are a¹ holy people to the Lord your God; ^athe Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.

7 The Lord did not set His ^alove on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were ^bthe least of all peoples;

8 but ^abecause the Lord loves you, and because He would keep ^bthe oath which He swore to your fathers, ^cthe Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of¹ bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

9 “Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, ^athe faithful God ^bwho keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;

10 and He repays those who hate Him to their face, to destroy them. He will not¹ be ^aslack with him who hates Him; He will repay him to his face.

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 7:6

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American Standard Version
For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God: Jehovah thy God hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.

Amplified® Bible
For you are a holy {and} set-apart people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a special people to Himself out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

Contemporary English Version
Israel, you are the chosen people of the LORD your God. There are many nations on this earth, but he chose only Israel to be his very own.

Darby English Version
For a holy people art thou unto Jehovah thy God: Jehovah thy God hath chosen thee to be unto him a people for a possession, above all the peoples that are upon the face of the earth.

Good News Bible
Do this because you belong to the LORD your God. From all the peoples on earth he chose you to be his own special people.

King James Version
For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

New American Standard Bible
"For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

New International Version
For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.

New King James Version
"For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For the Lord your God regards you as a holy people ; the LORD your God has chosen you to serve as a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who dwell on the face of the earth.

Revised Standard Version
"For you are a people holy to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, out of all the peoples that are on the face of the earth.

Young's Literal Translation
for a holy people `art' thou to Jehovah thy God; on thee hath Jehovah thy God fixed, to be to Him for a peculiar people, out of all the peoples who `are' on the face of the ground.

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