King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, [even] you above all people, as [it is] this day.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Only ADONAI took enough pleasure in your ancestors to love them and choose their descendants after them -yourselves -above all peoples, as he still does today.
Berean Standard Bible:
Yet the LORD has set His affection on your fathers and loved them. And He has chosen you, their descendants after them, above all the peoples, even to this day.
American Standard Version:
Only Jehovah had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all peoples, as at this day.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Only the LORD{H3068} had a delight{H2836} in thy fathers{H1} to love{H157} them, and he chose{H977} their seed{H2233} after{H310} them, even you above all people{H5971}, as it is this day{H3117}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Deuteronomy 4:37
- And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
Deuteronomy 7:7
- 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:
Deuteronomy 7:8
- But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Numbers 14:8
- If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.
Romans 9:13
- As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
Romans 9:23
- And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
Explore This Verse Across Other Resources:
Commentary for Deuteronomy 10:15
Deuteronomy 10:15 is part of a speech Moses gives to the Israelites as they are encamped on the plains of Moab, preparing to enter the Promised Land. This verse encapsulates several key themes:
1. **Divine Election**: The verse emphasizes the idea that God's affection for the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob) led Him to choose their descendants, the Israelites, as His special people.
2. **Covenant Love**: The love that God had for the ancestors is portrayed as enduring and extending to their descendants, highlighting the covenantal relationship between God and Israel.
3. **Chosenness**: The Israelites are reminded that they have been uniquely chosen by God, not because of their own merit, but as a result of God's grace and the faithful obedience of their ancestors.
4. **Humility and Gratitude**: The verse calls for a response of humility and gratitude from the Israelites, recognizing that their status as God's chosen people is a gift, not a right.
The historical context of this verse is the period just before the Israelites' entry into Canaan, after their forty years of wandering in the wilderness due to their disobedience and lack of faith. Moses is reiterating the special relationship between God and Israel, strengthening their identity and unity as they stand on the brink of a new era in their history. This reminder of their chosen status is meant to encourage faithfulness to God's laws and to His covenant as they prepare to possess the land promised to their forefathers.
*This commentary is produced by Microsoft/WizardLM-2-8x22B AI model
Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H3068
There are 5521 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יְהֹוָה
Transliteration: Yᵉhôvâh
Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vaw'
Description: from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה. - Strong's Number: H2836
There are 11 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חָשַׁק
Transliteration: châshaq
Pronunciation: khaw-shak'
Description: a primitive root; also interchangeable for חָשַׂךְ; to cling, i.e. join, (figuratively) to love, delight in; elliptically; to deliver; have a delight, (have a) desire, fillet, long, set (in) love. - Strong's Number: H1
There are 15773 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָב
Transliteration: ʼâb
Pronunciation: awb
Description: a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'. - Strong's Number: H157
There are 257 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָהַב
Transliteration: ʼâhab
Pronunciation: aw-hab'
Description: or אָהֵב ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend. - Strong's Number: H977
There are 164 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בָּחַר
Transliteration: bâchar
Pronunciation: baw-khar'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select; acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require. - Strong's Number: H2233
There are 205 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: זֶרַע
Transliteration: zeraʻ
Pronunciation: zeh'-rah
Description: from זָרַע; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity; [idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time. - Strong's Number: H310
There are 766 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אַחַר
Transliteration: ʼachar
Pronunciation: akh-ar'
Description: from אָחַר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with. - Strong's Number: H5971
There are 1654 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עַם
Transliteration: ʻam
Pronunciation: am
Description: from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people. - Strong's Number: H3117
There are 1931 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יוֹם
Transliteration: yôwm
Pronunciation: yome
Description: from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.