Deuteronomy 10:15 “Yet the LORD has set His affection on your fathers and loved them. And…”

Deuteronomy 10:15

Yet the LORD has set His affection on your fathers and loved them. And He has chosen you, their descendants after them, above all the peoples, even to this day.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Only the LORD had a delight in your fathers to love them, and he chose their offspring after them, even you above all peoples, as it is today.

American Standard Version

Only Jehovah had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all peoples, as at this day.

Geneva Bible 1599

Notwithstanding, the Lord set his delite in thy fathers to loue them, and did choose their seede after them, euen you aboue all people, as appeareth this day.

Darby Translation

Only, Jehovah took pleasure in thy fathers, to love them, and he chose their seed after them, [even] you, out of all the peoples, as it is this day.

Young's Literal Translation

only in thy fathers hath Jehovah delighted — to love them, and He doth fix on their seed after them — on you, out of all the peoples as [at] this day;

Bible in Basic English

But the Lord had delight in your fathers and love for them, marking out for himself their seed after them, even you, from all peoples, as at this day.

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Cross references

“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.”

Deuteronomy 4:37 Numbers 14:8 Romans 9:13–23 Deuteronomy 7:7 Deuteronomy 7:8

Deuteronomy 4:37 · BSB

Because He loved your fathers, He chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by His presence and great power,

Numbers 14:8 · BSB

If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us.

Romans 9:13–23 · BSB

So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

Deuteronomy 7:7 · BSB

The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.

Deuteronomy 7:8 · BSB

But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14Behold, to the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, and the earth and everything in it.

16Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.

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