Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Yahweh loved you and chose you not {because of your great number} exceeding all [other] peoples, for you [are] fewer than all of the peoples,
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
The LORD 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:
Holman Bible
“The Lord was devoted to you and chose you, not because you were more numerous than all peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.
International Standard Version
"It wasn't because you were more numerous than other people of the earth that the LORD committed himself to you and chose you. In fact, you were the least numerous of all the nations.
A Conservative Version
LORD 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,
American Standard Version
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:
Amplified
“The Lord did not love you and choose you because you were greater in number than any of the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.
Bible in Basic English
The Lord did not give you his love or take you for himself because you were more in number than any other people; for you were the smallest of the nations:
Darby Translation
Not because ye were more in number than all the peoples, hath Jehovah been attached to you and chosen you, for ye are the fewest of all the peoples;
Julia Smith Translation
Not for your multitude did Jehovah delight in you above all the peoples, and will he choose you, for ye were few more than all the peoples.
King James 2000
The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people; for you were the fewest of all people:
Modern King James verseion
Jehovah did not set His love upon you, nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people, for you were the fewest of all people.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
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.
NET Bible
It is not because you were more numerous than all the other peoples that the Lord favored and chose you -- for in fact you were the least numerous of all peoples.
New Heart English Bible
The LORD did not set his love on you, nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people; for you were the fewest of all peoples:
The Emphasized Bible
not because ye were more in number than any of the peoples, did Yahweh become attached to you and make choice of you, - for, ye, were fewer than any of the peoples;
Webster
The LORD 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:
World English Bible
Yahweh didn't set his love on you, nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people; for you were the fewest of all peoples:
Youngs Literal Translation
Not because of your being more numerous than any of the peoples hath Jehovah delighted in you, and fixeth on you, for ye are the least of all the peoples,
Themes
Covenant » Who the lord keeps covenant with
Covenant » The lord being mindful of his covenant
Israel/jews » The lord redeeming israel
Israel/jews » The lord choosing israel
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 7:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations
6 For you [are] a holy people for Yahweh your God; Yahweh your God has chosen you to be for him a people, a treasured possession from [among] all the peoples that [are] on the face of the earth. 7 "Yahweh loved you and chose you not {because of your great number} exceeding all [other] peoples, for you [are] fewer than all of the peoples, 8 but {because of} the love of Yahweh [for] you and because of his keeping [of] the sworn oath that he swore to your ancestors, Yahweh brought you [out] with a strong hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:22
With [only] seventy persons your ancestors went down to Egypt, but now Yahweh your God has made you as the stars of the heaven {with respect to multitude}.
Psalm 115:1
Not to us, O Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, because of your loyal love, because of your faithfulness.
Isaiah 51:2
Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah; she brought you forth. For I called him {alone}, but I blessed him and made him numerous."
Matthew 7:14
because narrow [is] the gate and constricted [is] the road that leads to life, and there are few who find it!
Luke 12:32
"Do not be afraid, little flock, because your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
Romans 9:11-15
for [although they] had not yet been born, or done anything good or evil, in order that the purpose of God according to election might remain,
Romans 9:18
Consequently therefore, he has mercy on whomever he wishes, and he hardens whomever he wishes.
Romans 9:21
Or does the potter not have authority over the clay, to make from the same lump a vessel that [is] for {honorable use} and [one] that [is] for {ordinary use}?
Romans 9:27-29
And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, "[Even] if the number of the sons of Israel is like the sand of the sea, the remnant will be saved,
Romans 11:6
But if by grace, [it is] no longer by works, for otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
1 John 3:1
See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called children of God, and we are! Because of this the world does not know us: because it did not know him.
1 John 4:10
In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son [to be the] propitiation for our sins.