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Deuteronomy 10:15
15Yet the Lord chose your ancestors as the objects of his love. And he chose you, their descendants, above all other nations, as is evident today.
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
13And you must always obey the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good. 14“Look, the highest heavens and the earth and everything in it all belong to the Lord your God. Yet the Lord chose your ancestors as the objects of his love. And he chose you, their descendants, above all other nations, as is evident today. 16Therefore, change your hearts and stop being stubborn. 17“For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed.
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, he chose to bless their descendants, and he personally brought you out of Egypt with a great display of power.
- Deuteronomy 7:7“The Lord did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations!
- Numbers 14:8And if the Lord is pleased with us, he will bring us safely into that land and give it to us. It is a rich land flowing with milk and honey.
- Romans 9:13In the words of the Scriptures, “I loved Jacob, but I rejected 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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