דברים 7:6

Hebrew Modern Translation

כי עם קדוש אתה ליהוה אלהיך בך בחר יהוה אלהיך להיות לו לעם סגלה מכל העמים אשר על פני האדמה׃

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Aleppo Codex
כי עם קדוש אתה ליהוה אלהיך בך בחר יהוה אלהיך להיות לו לעם סגלה מכל העמים אשר על פני האדמה

Biblia Hebrica Stuttgartensia (1967/77)
כִּ֣י עַ֤ם קָדוֹשׁ֙ אַתָּ֔ה לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ בְּךָ֞ בָּחַ֣ר ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ לִהְיֹ֥ות לוֹ֙ לְעַ֣ם סְגֻלָּ֔ה מִכֹּל֙ הָֽעַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה ׃ ס

Westminster Leningrad Codex
כִּי עַם קָדוֹשׁ אַתָּה לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּךָ בָּחַר ׀ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לִהְיוֹת לוֹ לְעַם סְגֻלָּה מִכֹּל הָֽעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָֽה ׃ ס

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

an holy: Deuteronomy 14:2, Deuteronomy 26:19, Deuteronomy 28:9, Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Psalms 50:5, Jeremiah 2:3, Amos 3:2, 1 Corinthians 6:19, 1 Corinthians 6:20, Titus 2:14, 1 Peter 2:5, 1 Peter 2:9

to be a special: Malachi 3:17, Titus 2:14

Reciprocal: Exodus 6:7 - will take Leviticus 20:24 - which Leviticus 20:26 - severed Deuteronomy 26:18 - And the Deuteronomy 29:13 - establish Deuteronomy 33:3 - all his saints 1 Samuel 8:20 - General 1 Kings 3:8 - thy people 1 Kings 8:53 - separate 1 Chronicles 16:13 - his chosen 1 Chronicles 17:22 - thy people Ezra 9:2 - the holy seed Psalms 33:12 - people Psalms 47:4 - whom Psalms 105:6 - his chosen Psalms 106:5 - may see Psalms 135:4 - the Lord Psalms 149:2 - rejoice Isaiah 41:8 - thou Isaiah 43:4 - precious Isaiah 44:1 - O Jacob Isaiah 62:12 - The holy Isaiah 63:18 - people Ezekiel 16:8 - thy time Ezekiel 20:5 - In the Daniel 12:7 - the holy Hosea 3:1 - according Malachi 1:2 - I have Matthew 20:15 - it Acts 13:17 - God Romans 9:4 - are Israelites Ephesians 1:4 - as 1 Peter 1:2 - Elect

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God,.... Not sanctified in a spiritual sense, or having principles of grace and holiness in them, from whence holy actions sprang, at least not all of them; but they were separated from all other people in the world to the pure worship and service of God in an external manner, and therefore were to avoid all idolatry, and every appearance of it:

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 special service and worship, and to enjoy special privileges and benefits, civil and religious; though they were not chosen to special grace here, and eternal glory hereafter; at least not all of them, only a remnant, according to the election of grace; yet they were typical of the chosen people of God in a special sense; who are chosen out of the world to be a peculiar people, to be holy here and happy hereafter; to enjoy communion with God in this life and that to come, as well as to serve and glorify him now and for evermore.

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Deuteronomy 7:6. Thou art a holy people — And therefore should have no connection with the workers of iniquity.

A special people — סגלה segullah, - Septuagint, λαον περιουσιον, - a peculiar people, a private property. The words as they stand in the Septuagint are quoted by the apostle, Deuteronomy 7:1; Deuteronomy 2:9.