DEU 7:6 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ὅτι λαὸς ἅγιος εἶ Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ σου· καὶ σὲ προείλετο Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου εἶναι αὐτῷ λαὸν περιούσιον παρὰ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ὅσα ἐπὶ προσώπου τῆς γῆς.
(Hoti laos hagios ei Kuriōi tōi Theōi sou; kai se proeileto Kurios ho Theos sou einai autōi laon periousion para panta ta ethnaʸ, hosa epi prosōpou taʸs gaʸs. )

BrTr For thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God; and the Lord thy God chose thee to be to him a peculiar people beyond all nations that are upon the face of the earth.

ULT For you are a sacred nation for Yahweh your God. Yahweh your God has chosen you to be a people for his possession, above all the peoples that are on the face of the earth.

UST You must do that because you are a group of people who belong only to Yahweh our God. He has chosen you from all the people groups in the world to be his own special people.

BSB For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth.

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE For you are a holy people to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of the earth.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.

LSV For you [are] a holy people to your God YHWH; your God YHWH has fixed on you, to be to Him for a peculiar people, out of all the peoples who [are] on the face of the ground.

FBV For you are the Lord your God's holy people. The Lord your God has chosen you to be his own special people, valued above all other peoples on the earth.

T4T You must do that because you are a group of people who belong to Yahweh our God. He has chosen you from among all the people-groups in the world to be his own special people.

LEB 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[fn] of the earth.

7:6 Or “surface”

BBE 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.

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS For thou art a holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be His own treasure, out of all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.

ASV For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God: Jehovah thy God hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.

DRA Because thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God. The Lord thy God hath chosen thee, to be his peculiar people of all peoples that are upon the earth.

YLT for a holy people [art] thou to Jehovah thy God; on thee hath Jehovah thy God fixed, to be to Him for a peculiar people, out of all the peoples who [are] on the face of the ground.

Drby For a holy people art thou unto Jehovah thy [fn]God: Jehovah thy [fn]God hath chosen thee to be unto him a people for a possession, above all the peoples that are upon the face of the earth.

7.6 Elohim

RV For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.

Wbstr For thou art a holy people to the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people to himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

KJB-1769 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
(For thou/you art an holy people unto the LORD thy/your God: the LORD thy/your God hath/has chosen thee/you to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. )

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]For thou art an holy people vnto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people vnto himselfe, aboue all people that are vpon the face of the earth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

7:6 Chap.14. 2. and 26, 19.

7:6 Exod.19. 5. 1.pet.2. 9.

Bshps For thou art an holy people vnto the Lorde thy God, the Lorde thy God hath chosen thee, to be a speciall people vnto hym selfe, aboue all nations that are vpon the earth.
(For thou/you art an holy people unto the Lord thy/your God, the Lord thy/your God hath/has chosen thee/you, to be a speciall people unto himself, above all nations that are upon the earth.)

Gnva For thou art an holy people vnto the Lord thy God, the Lord thy God hath chosen thee, to be a precious people vnto himselfe, aboue all people that are vpon the earth.
(For thou/you art an holy people unto the Lord thy/your God, the Lord thy/your God hath/has chosen thee/you, to be a precious people unto himself, above all people that are upon the earth. )

Cvdl For thou art an holy people vnto the LORDE thy God. The hath the LORDE thy God chosen, that thou shuldest be his awne peculier people, from amonge all nacions that are vpon the earth.
(For thou/you art an holy people unto the LORD thy/your God. The hath/has the LORD thy/your God chosen, that thou/you shuldest be his own peculier people, from among all nations that are upon the earth.)

Wycl For thou art an hooli puple to thi Lord God; thi Lord God chees thee, that thou be a special puple to hym, of alle puplis that ben on erthe.
(For thou/you art an holy people to thy/your Lord God; thy/your Lord God chees thee/you, that thou/you be a special people to him, of all peoples that been on earth.)

Luth Denn du bist ein heilig Volk GOtt, deinem HErr’s. Dich hat GOtt, dein HErr, erwählet zum Volk des Eigentums aus allen Völkern, die auf Erden sind.
(Because you are a holy people God, your LORD’s. Dich has God, your LORD, chosen for_the people the Eigentums out_of all peoplesn, the on earthn sind.)

ClVg quia populus sanctus es Domino Deo tuo. Te elegit Dominus Deus tuus, ut sis ei populus peculiaris de cunctis populis, qui sunt super terram.
(because populus sanctus you_are Master Deo tuo. Te elegit Master God tuus, as sis to_him populus peculiaris about cunctis of_the_peoples, who are over the_earth/land. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Holy War

The Israelites’ complete annihilation of their enemies poses a major ethical problem. What justification could Israel have had for invading, conquering, and destroying the land of Canaan and its peoples? From a human perspective, it appears that Israel’s aggressive campaigns to settle Canaan were illegal and immoral. Scripture, however, offers a couple of insights that, while not fully eliminating the difficulty in understanding this issue, provide some help.

First, the war against the Canaanites was commanded and led by God himself, not by mere human decision. The holy God was present with Israel in a unique way (Exod 19:5-6; 40:34-38). After Israel crossed the Jordan, it became clear that God himself was fighting against the Canaanites (e.g., Josh 6); and when he wasn’t, Israel was defeated (Josh 7). God himself defines what is and is not moral based on his own character. For ancient Israel, that included the notion that in order for the holy God to remain present with his people, the prospect of evil and corruptibility had to be dealt with in a decisive way (see Deut 7:1-6; Deut 20:16-18; see also Num 25; Judg 2:1-15).

Second, the people of Canaan had rebelled against God and had become thoroughly wicked (see, e.g., Gen 34:1-2). At the time of Abraham, God declared that the sins of the Canaanites did not yet warrant their destruction (Gen 15:16). Now, several hundred years later, they did—they were committing horrible crimes against God and their fellow human beings, including idolatry, child sacrifice, adultery, incest, murder, and oppression (see Lev 18). These sins thoroughly defiled the land and its people (Lev 18:24-25). The holy God was exercising his justice against excessive wickedness.

It is important to recognize that the war that Israel was authorized to wage was thus limited historically and theologically to that specific time and place and people. Medieval campaigns, such as the Crusades by European “Christians” against Middle Eastern “infidels,” or the more recent jihads of Islamic terrorism cannot be justified based on it. Jesus made it very clear that “God blesses those who work for peace” (Matt 5:9) and that “those who use the sword will die by the sword” (Matt 26:52). Jesus himself, as the Messiah, was expected to lead Israel in military victory over the Romans; instead, he gave up his life sacrificially to defeat the ultimate enemies of sin, death, and Satan. God has reserved for himself the right of judgment (Rom 12:19), and in the final judgment, he will pour out his holy wrath on human wickedness (see Rev 19:11-21; 20:7-10). Therefore, no one can now rightly claim that God has commanded that a particular group of people should be killed. No justification for genocide exists in the modern world.

Passages for Further Study

Gen 12:1; 13:14-17; 15:16, 18-21; Deut 1:30; Deut 7:1-6, 16-26; 20:1-4, 10-18; 32:8-9; Judg 3:27-30; 1 Sam 7:7-11; 2 Chr 13:12-19; 20:20-24; Isa 13:1-5; Joel 3:1-16; Matt 5:9; 26:50-54; Rev 19:11-21; 20:7-15

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / youcrowd

אַתָּ֔ה & אֱלֹהֶ֑י⁠ךָ בְּ⁠ךָ֞ & אֱלֹהֶ֗י⁠ךָ

you(ms) & God,your in/on/at/with,you & God,your

Even though Moses is speaking to all the Israelites, you and your are singular in this verse. If the singular forms of these pronouns would not be natural in your language, you could use the plural forms in your translation.

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֣י

that/for/because/then/when

The word translated as For indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: “This is because”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָ⁠אֲדָמָֽה

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of the=soil

Here, face represents the surface of the earth and everything that exists on it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “are anywhere on the earth”

Parallel DEU 7:6