God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 10:15
15The Lord set his heart on your ancestors and loved them. Because of this, today he chooses you, their descendants, out of all the people of the world.
Deuteronomy 10:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
- New International Version (NIV)Yet the Lord set his affection on your ancestors and loved them, and he chose you, their descendants, above all the nations—as it is today.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Yet the Lord set his heart in love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as you are this day.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord delighted only in your fathers, to love them; and He chose their descendants after them, you above all peoples, as it is this day.
Context of Deuteronomy 10:15
13The Lord wants you to obey his commands and laws that I’m giving you today for your own good. 14Remember that the sky, the highest heaven, the earth and everything it contains belong to the Lord your God. The Lord set his heart on your ancestors and loved them. Because of this, today he chooses you, their descendants, out of all the people of the world. 16So circumcise your uncircumcised hearts, and don’t be impossible to deal with any longer. 17The Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, powerful, and awe-inspiring God. He never plays favorites and never takes a bribe.
Read all of Deuteronomy 10Deuteronomy 10:15 word by word
רַ֧ק בַּאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ חָשַׁ֥ק יְהוָ֖ה לְאַהֲבָ֣ה אוֹתָ֑ם וַיִּבְחַ֞ר בְּזַרְעָ֣ם אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם בָּכֶ֛ם מִכָּל־הָעַמִּ֖ים כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Only the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- had a delightחָשַׁקchâshaq · to desireH2836
- in thy fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- to loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
- them, and he choseבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
- their seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
- afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- you above all peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 10:15
- Deuteronomy 4:37Because he loved your ancestors and chose their descendants, he was with you as he brought you out of Egypt by his great power.
- Deuteronomy 7:7The Lord set his heart on you and chose you, even though you didn’t outnumber all the other people. You were the smallest of all nations.
- Numbers 14:8If the Lord is pleased with us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us. This is a land flowing with milk and honey!
- Romans 9:13The Scriptures say, “I loved Jacob, but I hated Esau.”
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10:15
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true honour and pleasure in obedience. We must give honour to God; and…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-2210-22. Moses here resumes his address, and having made a passing allusion to the principal events in their history, concludes by exhorting them to fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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