Revised Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 4:37
37And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
Deuteronomy 4:37 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
- New International Version (NIV)Because he loved your ancestors and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of Egypt by his Presence and his great strength,
- English Standard Version (ESV)And because he loved your fathers and chose their offspring after them and brought you out of Egypt with his own presence, by his great power,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And because He loved your fathers, therefore He chose their descendants after them; and He brought you out of Egypt with His Presence, with His mighty power,
Context of Deuteronomy 4:37
35Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that Yhwh he is God; there is none else beside him. 36Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire. And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt; 38To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day. 39Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that Yhwh he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
Read all of Deuteronomy 4Deuteronomy 4:37 word by word
וְתַ֗חַת כִּ֤י אָהַב֙ אֶת־אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ וַיִּבְחַ֥ר בְּזַרְע֖וֹ אַחֲרָ֑יו וַיּוֹצִֽאֲךָ֧ בְּפָנָ֛יו בְּכֹח֥וֹ הַגָּדֹ֖ל מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
- And because he lovedאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
- thy fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- therefore he choseבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
- their seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
- afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- them, and brought thee outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- in his sightפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- with his mightyגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- powerכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
- out of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 4:37
- Deuteronomy 7:7Yhwh did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:
- Deuteronomy 9:5Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations Yhwh thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which Yhwh sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- Deuteronomy 10:15Only Yhwh 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.
- Psalms 105:6O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
- Isaiah 41:8But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
- Jeremiah 31:1At the same time, saith Yhwh, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
- Malachi 1:2I have loved you, saith Yhwh. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith Yhwh: yet I loved Jacob,
- Luke 1:72To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
- Romans 9:5Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
- Exodus 13:3And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Yhwh brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.
- 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of Yhwh run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
- Psalms 32:8I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
- Psalms 34:15The eyes of Yhwh are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
- Deuteronomy 4:34Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that Yhwh your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
- Psalms 114:1When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
- Psalms 136:10To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4:37
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29-40Verses 29-40 Unwilling, as it might seem, to close his discourse with words of terror, Moses makes a last appeal to them in these verses in a different strain. Deuteronomy 4:34 Temptations - Compare Deuteronomy 7:18-19; Deuteronomy 29:2-3; not, “i. e.” the tribulations and persecutions undergone by the Israelites, out the plagues miraculously inflicted on the Egyptians. Deuteronomy 4:37 He chose their seed after them - literally, “his seed after him.”…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-40Verses 24-40 Moses urged the greatness, glory, and goodness of God. Did we consider what a God he is with whom we have to do, we should surely make conscience of our duty to him, and not dare to sin against him. Shall we forsake a merciful God, who will never forsake us, if we are faithful unto him? Whither can we go? Let us be held to our duty by the bonds of love, and prevailed with by the mercies of God to cleave to him. Moses urged God's authority…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-40Moses gave a long speech to the Israelites because of their recent failures and what he thought would happen in Canaan.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-4015. Take ... good heed ... for ye saw no manner of similitude--The extreme proneness of the Israelites to idolatry, from their position in the midst of surrounding nations already abandoned to its seductions, accounts for their attention being repeatedly drawn to the fact that God did not appear on Sinai in any visible form; and an earnest caution, founded on that remarkable circumstance, is given to beware, not only of making representations of false…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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