Deuteronomy 10:15
What does Deuteronomy 10:15 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 10:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Only 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Only 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Only 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862only 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 <FI>at<Fi> this day;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And yet the Lord hath been closely joined to thy fathers, and loved them and chose their seed after them, that is to say, you, out of all nations, as this day it is proved.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Only, 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.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 14:8
If Jehovah delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it unto us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.
- Deuteronomy 4:37
And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out with his presence, with his great power, out of Egypt;
- Deuteronomy 7:7
Jehovah 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 peoples:
- Romans 9:13
Even as it is written, Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.
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