MANNAFEST

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.

KJV

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ASV

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.

WEB

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.

YLT

only in thy fathers hath Jehovah delighted--to love them, and He doth fix on their seed after them--on you, out of all the peoples as at this day;

DBT

Only, Jehovah took pleasure in thy fathers, to love them, and he chose their seed after them, [even] you, out of all the peoples, as it is this day.

About this book

Old Testament

DeuteronomyMoses' farewell sermons on the plains of Moab. The covenant renewed for the generation about to cross — with the Shema at its heart and Moses' song on its lips.

Author
Moses — the sermons on the plains of Moab; ch. 34 (his death) traditionally attributed to Joshua
Date
The final weeks of Moses' life on the plains of Moab, c. 15th–13th century BC

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