New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 7:6-8

6For you area holyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has chosenבָּחַ֣ר׀ba.CharH977you to bea peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971for His personalH5459possessionסְגֻלָּ֔הse.gu.LahH5459out of allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are on the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ סha.'a.da.MahH127.

7“The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068did notmakeH2836you His belovedH2836norלֹ֣אlo'H3808chooseוַיִּבְחַ֣רvai.yiv.CharH977you becauseH3588you wereH7231greaterH7231in numberH7231thanH4480anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971,sinceH3588you were the fewestהַמְעַ֖טham.'AtH4592of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971,

8but becauseכִּי֩kiH3588the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068lovedH157you and keptוּמִשָּׁמְר֤וּu.mi.sha.me.RoH8104theoathהַשְּׁבֻעָה֙ha.she.vu.'AhH7621whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834He sworeנִשְׁבַּע֙nish.Ba'H7650to your forefathersלַאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םla.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1,the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068broughtH3318you outH3318by a mightyחֲזָקָ֑הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027and redeemedוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֙vai.yif.de.KhaH6299you from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofslaveryעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650,from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֥הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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