Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
only the LORD had a lust unto thy fathers to love them, and therefore chose you their seed after them of all nations, as it is come to pass this day.
New American Standard Bible
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.
Holman Bible
Yet the Lord was devoted to your fathers and loved them.
International Standard Version
yet the LORD committed himself to love your ancestors and did so! He chose you their descendants after them from all the nations, as it is today.
A Conservative Version
Only LORD 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.
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.
Amplified
Yet the Lord
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.
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Only Jehovah delighted in thy fathers to love them, and he will choose in their seed after them in you above all peoples, as this day.
King James 2000
Only the LORD had a delight in your fathers to love them, and he chose their descendants after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Yet} to your ancestors Yahweh was very attached, [so as to] love them, and [so] he chose their offspring after them, [namely] you, from all the peoples, as it is {today}.
Modern King James verseion
Only Jehovah had a delight in your fathers to love them, and He chose their seed after them, you above all people, as it is today.
NET Bible
However, only to your ancestors did he show his loving favor, and he chose you, their descendants, from all peoples -- as is apparent today.
New Heart English Bible
Only the LORD had a delight in your fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all peoples, as at this day.
The Emphasized Bible
Only unto thy fathers, Yahweh became attached so as to love them, - therefore made he choice of their seed after them - of you - out of all the peoples, (as at this day).
Webster
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 Yahweh had a delight in your fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all peoples, as at this day.
Youngs 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;
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 10:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations
14 Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD's, thy God, and the earth with all that therein is: 15 only the LORD had a lust unto thy fathers to love them, and therefore chose you their seed after them of all nations, as it is come to pass this day. 16 Circumcise, therefore, the foreskin of your hearts, and be no longer stiff-necked.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:37
And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them and brought thee out with his presence and with his mighty power of Egypt:
Numbers 14:8
If the LORD have lust to us, he will bring us into this land and give it us, which is a land that floweth with milk and honey.
Deuteronomy 7:7-8
It was not because of the multitude of you, above all nations, that the LORD had lust unto you and chose you: For ye were fewest of all nations.
Romans 9:13-23
As it is written, "Jacob he loved, but Esau he hated."