Deuteronomy 7:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 7:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
עַ֤ם
ʻam
H5971
people
קָדוֹשׁ֙
qâdôwsh
H6918
holy
אַתָּ֔ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
לַיהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בְּךָ֞
בָּחַ֣ר
bâchar
H977
to choose
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
לִהְי֥וֹת
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לוֹ֙
לְעַ֣ם
ʻam
H5971
people
סְגֻלָּ֔ה
çᵉgullâh
H5459
treasure
מִכֹּל֙
kôl
H3605
all
הָֽעַמִּ֔ים
ʻam
H5971
people
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
הָאֲדָמָֽה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For you are a holy people to Yahweh your God: Yahweh your God has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of the earth.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
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.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).