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Deuteronomy 7:6–7

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6For you are a people holyt to the Lord your God.u The Lord your God has chosenv you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.w

7The Lord did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerousx than other peoples, for you were the fewesty of all peoples.z

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Cross references

  1. tEx 19:6; See Lev 27:30
  2. uDt 26:19; Ps 30:4; 37:28; 50:5; 52:9
  3. vDt 14:2; 1 Ki 3:8; Isa 41:9; Eze 20:5
  4. wSee Ge 17:7; See Ex 8:22; See 34:9; Isa 43:1; Ro 9:4; Tit 2:14
  5. xSee Ge 22:17
  6. yGe 34:30
  7. zDt 4:37; 10:22

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. 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,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For 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.

“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.

NLTNew Living Translation

For you are a holy people, who belong to the Lord your God. Of all the people on earth, the Lord your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure.

“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!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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 of the earth.

“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,

KJV 1900King James Version

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. 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: