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Bible in Basic English
And the Lord has made it clear this day that you are a special people to him, as he gave you his word; and that you are to keep all his orders;
New American Standard Bible
The Lord has today declared you to be
King James Version
And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;
Holman Bible
And today the Lord has affirmed that you are His special people as He promised you, that you are to keep all His commands,
International Standard Version
The LORD affirmed this day that you are his prized possession. Therefore, observe his commands,
A Conservative Version
And LORD has avouched thee this day to be a people for his own possession, as he has promised thee, and that thou should keep all his commandments,
American Standard Version
and Jehovah hath avouched thee this day to be a people for his own possession, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;
Amplified
Today the Lord has declared that you are His people, His treasured possession, just as He promised you, and that you are to keep all His commandments;
Darby Translation
and Jehovah hath accepted thee this day to be a people of possession to him, as he hath told thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments,
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah said thee this day to be to him for a people of property, as he spake to thee, and to watch all his commands,
King James 2000
And the LORD has declared you this day to be his peculiar people, as he has promised you, and that you should keep all his commandments;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Yahweh [has] declared you {today} to be for him as a people, a treasured possession, as he {promised} to you, and [that you are] to observe all his commandments,
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah has taken you today to be His peculiar people, as He has promised you, and to keep all His commandments,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the LORD hath set thee up this day, to be a several people unto him - as he hath promised thee - and that thou keep his commandments,
NET Bible
And today the Lord has declared you to be his special people (as he already promised you) so you may keep all his commandments.
New Heart English Bible
and the LORD has declared you this day to be a people for his own possession, as he has promised you, and that you should keep all his commandments;
The Emphasized Bible
And, Yahweh, hath avowed to-day that thou shalt be, his people, as a treasure, as he spake unto thee, - and that thou shalt observe all his commandments;
Webster
And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldst keep all his commandments;
World English Bible
and Yahweh has declared you this day to be a people for his own possession, as he has promised you, and that you should keep all his commandments;
Youngs Literal Translation
'And Jehovah hath caused thee to promise to-day to become His people, a peculiar treasure, as He hath spoken to thee, and to keep all His commands;
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 26:18
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Context Readings
Covenant Summary
17 Today you have given witness that the Lord is your God, and that you will go in his ways and keep his laws and his orders and his decisions and give ear to his voice: 18 And the Lord has made it clear this day that you are a special people to him, as he gave you his word; and that you are to keep all his orders; 19 And that he will make you high over all the nations he has made, in praise, in name, and in honour, and that you are to be a holy people to the Lord your God as he has said.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:6
For you are a holy people to the Lord your God: marked out by the Lord your God to be his special people out of all the nations on the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 14:2
For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has taken you to be his special people out of all the nations on the face of the earth.
Exodus 6:7
And I will take you to be my people and I will be your God; and you will be certain that I am the Lord your God, who takes you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.
Deuteronomy 28:9
The Lord will keep you as a people holy to himself, as he has said to you in his oath, if you keep the orders of the Lord your God and go on walking in his ways.
Titus 2:14
Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works.
Exodus 19:5-6
If now you will truly give ear to my voice and keep my agreement, you will be my special property out of all the peoples: for all the earth is mine:
Psalm 119:6
Then I would not be put to shame, as long as I have respect for all your teaching.
Jeremiah 31:32-34
Not like the agreement which I made with their fathers, on the day when I took them by the hand to be their guide out of the land of Egypt; which agreement was broken by them, and I gave them up, says the Lord.
Ezekiel 36:25-27
And I will put clean water on you so that you may be clean: from all your unclean ways and from all your images I will make you clean.
Romans 16:26
But is now made clear; and by the writings of the prophets, by the order of the eternal God, the knowledge of it has been given to all the nations, so that they may come under the rule of the faith;