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Christian Standard Bible ®
Deuteronomy 7:7
“The Lord had his heart set on you and chose you, not because you were more numerous than all peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.
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Hebrew Names Version
The LORD 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:
The LORD 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:
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:
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:
Lexham English 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,
"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,
English Standard Version
It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the Lord set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples,
It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the Lord set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples,
New Century Version
The Lord did not care for you and choose you because there were many of you—you are the smallest nation of all.
The Lord did not care for you and choose you because there were many of you—you are the smallest nation of all.
New English Translation
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.
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.
Amplified Bible
"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.
"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.
New American Standard Bible
"The LORD did not make you His beloved nor choose you because you were greater in number than any of the peoples, since you were the fewest of all peoples,
"The LORD did not make you His beloved nor choose you because you were greater in number than any of the peoples, since you were the fewest of all peoples,
Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lord did not set his loue vpon you, nor chose you, because ye were mo in number then any people: for ye were the fewest of all people:
The Lord did not set his loue vpon you, nor chose you, because ye were mo in number then any people: for ye were the fewest of all people:
Legacy Standard Bible
"Yahweh did not set His affection on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples,
"Yahweh did not set His affection on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples,
Contemporary English Version
You were the weakest of all nations,
You were the weakest of all nations,
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai didn't set his heart on you or choose you because you numbered more than any other people — on the contrary, you were the fewest of all peoples.
Adonai didn't set his heart on you or choose you because you numbered more than any other people — on the contrary, you were the fewest of all peoples.
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;
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;
Easy-to-Read Version
Why did the Lord love and choose you? It was not because you are such a large nation. You had the fewest of all people!
Why did the Lord love and choose you? It was not because you are such a large nation. You had the fewest of all people!
George Lamsa Translation
It was not because you were more in number than any other peoples that the LORD was delighted in you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples;
It was not because you were more in number than any other peoples that the LORD was delighted in you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples;
Good News Translation
"The Lord did not love you and choose you because you outnumbered other peoples; you were the smallest nation on earth.
"The Lord did not love you and choose you because you outnumbered other peoples; you were the smallest nation on earth.
Literal Translation
Jehovah did not set His love on you or choose you because you were more in number than any people, for you were the fewest of all peoples.
Jehovah did not set His love on you or choose you because you were more in number than any people, for you were the fewest of all peoples.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
It was not because of the multitude of you aboue all nacions, that ye LORDE had lust vnto you and chose you. (For ye were the leest amonge all nacions)
It was not because of the multitude of you aboue all nacions, that ye LORDE had lust vnto you and chose you. (For ye were the leest amonge all nacions)
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:
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:
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:
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:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The Lorde dyd not set his loue vpon you, nor chose you because ye were mo in number then any people (for ye were the fewest of all people)
The Lorde dyd not set his loue vpon you, nor chose you because ye were mo in number then any people (for ye were the fewest of all people)
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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 peoples--
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 peoples--
King James Version (1611)
The Lord did not set his loue vpon you, nor choose you, because yee were moe in number then any people: (for ye were the fewest of all people,)
The Lord did not set his loue vpon you, nor choose you, because yee were moe in number then any people: (for ye were the fewest of all people,)
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
It was not because ye are more numerous than all other nations that the Lord preferred you, and the Lord made choice of you: for ye are fewer in number than all other nations.
It was not because ye are more numerous than all other nations that the Lord preferred you, and the Lord made choice of you: for ye are fewer in number than all other nations.
English Revised 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 peoples:
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 peoples:
Berean Standard Bible
The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.
The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Not for ye ouercamen in noumbre alle folkis, the Lord is ioyned to you, and chees yow, sithen ye ben fewere than alle puplis;
Not for ye ouercamen in noumbre alle folkis, the Lord is ioyned to you, and chees yow, sithen ye ben fewere than alle puplis;
Young's 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,
`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,
Update Bible Version
Yahweh 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:
Yahweh 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:
Webster's Bible Translation
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:
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:
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:
New King James Version
The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples;
The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples;
New Living Translation
"The Lord did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations!
"The Lord did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations!
New Life Bible
The Lord did not give you His love and choose you because you were more people than any of the nations. For the number of your people was less than all nations.
The Lord did not give you His love and choose you because you were more people than any of the nations. For the number of your people was less than all nations.
New Revised Standard
It was not because you were more numerous than any other people that the Lord set his heart on you and chose you—for you were the fewest of all peoples.
It was not because you were more numerous than any other people that the Lord set his heart on you and chose you—for you were the fewest of all peoples.
J.B. Rotherham 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;
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;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Not because you surpass all nations in number, is the Lord joined unto you, and hath chosen you, for you are the fewest of any people:
Not because you surpass all nations in number, is the Lord joined unto you, and hath chosen you, for you are the fewest of any people:
Revised Standard Version
It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the LORD set his love upon you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples;
It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the LORD set his love upon you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples;
THE MESSAGE
God wasn't attracted to you and didn't choose you because you were big and important—the fact is, there was almost nothing to you. He did it out of sheer love, keeping the promise he made to your ancestors. God stepped in and mightily bought you back out of that world of slavery, freed you from the iron grip of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Know this: God , your God, is God indeed, a God you can depend upon. He keeps his covenant of loyal love with those who love him and observe his commandments for a thousand generations. But he also pays back those who hate him, pays them the wages of death; he isn't slow to pay them off—those who hate him, he pays right on time.
God wasn't attracted to you and didn't choose you because you were big and important—the fact is, there was almost nothing to you. He did it out of sheer love, keeping the promise he made to your ancestors. God stepped in and mightily bought you back out of that world of slavery, freed you from the iron grip of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Know this: God , your God, is God indeed, a God you can depend upon. He keeps his covenant of loyal love with those who love him and observe his commandments for a thousand generations. But he also pays back those who hate him, pays them the wages of death; he isn't slow to pay them off—those who hate him, he pays right on time.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples,
"The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples,
Contextual Overview
1“When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, and he drives out many nations before you—the Hethites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and powerful than you— 2and when the Lord your God delivers them over to you and you defeat them, you must completely destroy them. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. 3You must not intermarry with them, and you must not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, 4because they will turn your sons away from me to worship other gods. Then the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and he will swiftly destroy you. 5Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their carved images. 6For you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be his own possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth. 7“The Lord had his heart set on you and chose you, not because you were more numerous than all peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. 8But because the Lord loved you and kept the oath he swore to your fathers, he brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed you from the place of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 9Know that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps his gracious covenant loyalty for a thousand generations with those who love him and keep his commands. 10But he directly pays back and destroys those who hate him. He will not hesitate to pay back directly the one who hates him.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
The Lord: Psalms 115:1, Romans 9:11-15, Romans 9:18, Romans 9:21, Romans 11:6, 1 John 3:1, 1 John 4:10
ye were: Deuteronomy 10:22, Isaiah 51:2, Matthew 7:14, Luke 12:32, Romans 9:27-29
Reciprocal: Genesis 34:30 - and I being Deuteronomy 4:37 - because Deuteronomy 7:13 - he will love Deuteronomy 9:4 - Speak not Deuteronomy 10:15 - General Deuteronomy 23:5 - because the Deuteronomy 26:5 - a few Deuteronomy 33:3 - he loved 1 Samuel 12:22 - it hath 2 Chronicles 2:11 - Because Psalms 44:3 - because Psalms 60:5 - That Psalms 86:2 - holy Psalms 105:12 - a few Psalms 135:4 - the Lord Psalms 149:2 - rejoice Song of Solomon 8:10 - then Isaiah 41:9 - called Isaiah 41:14 - men Isaiah 63:9 - in his Jeremiah 31:3 - I have Ezekiel 36:22 - General Hosea 3:1 - according Hosea 11:1 - Israel Hosea 14:4 - I will love Romans 11:28 - are beloved Galatians 1:15 - it Ephesians 1:4 - as Ephesians 2:4 - his 2 Timothy 1:9 - according to his
Cross-References
Genesis 6:18
But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark with your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives.
But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark with your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives.
Genesis 7:1
Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you alone are righteous before me in this generation.
Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you alone are righteous before me in this generation.
Genesis 7:13
On that same day Noah and his three sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, entered the ark, along with Noah’s wife and his three sons’ wives.
On that same day Noah and his three sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, entered the ark, along with Noah’s wife and his three sons’ wives.
Genesis 7:15
Two of every creature that has the breath of life in it came to Noah and entered the ark.
Two of every creature that has the breath of life in it came to Noah and entered the ark.
Proverbs 22:3
A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.
A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.
Matthew 24:38
For in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah boarded the ark.
For in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah boarded the ark.
Luke 17:27
People went on eating, drinking, marrying and giving in marriage
People went on eating, drinking, marrying and giving in marriage
Hebrews 6:18
so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.
so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.
Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, after he was warned about what was not yet seen and motivated by godly fear, built an ark to deliver his family. By faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
By faith Noah, after he was warned about what was not yet seen and motivated by godly fear, built an ark to deliver his family. By faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
1 Peter 3:20
who in the past were disobedient, when God patiently waited in the days of Noah while the ark was being prepared. In it a few—that is, eight people—were saved through water.
who in the past were disobedient, when God patiently waited in the days of Noah while the ark was being prepared. In it a few—that is, eight people—were saved through water.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you,.... He had done both, and the one as the effect and evidence of the other; he loved them, and therefore he chose them; but neither of them,
because ye were more in number than any people; not for the quantity of them, nor even for the quality of them:
for ye were the fewest of all people; fewer than the Egyptians, from whence they came, and than the Canaanites they were going to drive out and inherit their land, Deuteronomy 7:1. Those whom God has loved with an everlasting love, and as a fruit of it has chosen them in Christ before the world began to grace and glory, holiness and happiness, are but a small number, a little flock; though many are called, few are chosen; nor are they better than others, being by nature children of wrath even as others, and as to their outward circumstances the poor of this world.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See Deuteronomy 6:10 note.
Deuteronomy 7:5
Their groves - Render, their idols of wood: the reference is to the wooden trunk used as a representation of Ashtaroth; see Deuteronomy 7:13 and Exodus 34:13 note.
Deuteronomy 7:7
The fewest of all people - God chose for Himself Israel, when as yet but a single family, or rather a single person, Abraham; though there were already numerous nations and powerful kingdoms in the earth. Increase Deuteronomy 1:10; Deuteronomy 10:22 had taken place because of the very blessing of God spoken of in Deuteronomy 7:8.
Deuteronomy 7:10
Repayeth them that hate him to their face - i. e., punishes His enemies in their own proper persons.
