Deuteronomy 10:17 BSB

Deuteronomy 10:17

For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.

BSB

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ASV

For Jehovah your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward.

KJV

For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

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Commentary

3 voices

Justin Martyr

Dialogue with Trypho, Chapter LV (165)

[Trypho the Jew said,] "But now, return to the original topic and prove to us that the prophetic Spirit ever admits the existence of another God, besides the Creator of all things; and do be careful not the mention the sun and moon, which, Scripture tells us, God permitted the Gentiles to worship as gods. Even prophets often misuse the word in this sense when they say, 'Your God is God of gods and Lord of lords,' often adding, 'the great and mighty and terrible.'

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

God of gods, and Lord of lords - That is, He is the source whence all being and power proceed; every agent is finite but himself; and he can counteract, suspend, or destroy all the actions of all creatures whensoever he pleases. If he determine to save, none can destroy; if he purpose to destroy, none can save. How absolutely necessary to have such a God for our friend! A great God - mighty - האל הגבר hael haggibbor, the mighty God; this is the very title that is given to our blessed Lord and Savior, Isa 9:6.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Moses here resumes his address, and having made a passing allusion to the principal events in their history, concludes by exhorting them to fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּ֚י	ki	for	H3588 →
יְהוָ֣ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם	'e.lo.hei.Khem	God your	H430 →
ה֚וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י	'e.lo.Hei	[is] [the] God of	H430 →
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים	ha.'E.lo.Him	the gods	H430 →
וַאֲדֹנֵ֖י	va.'a.do.Nei	and [the] lord<s> of	H113 →
הָאֲדֹנִ֑ים	ha.'a.do.Nim	the lords	H113 →
הָאֵ֨ל	ha.'El	the God	H410 →
הַגָּדֹ֤ל	ha.ga.Dol	<the> great	H1419 →
הַגִּבֹּר֙	ha.gi.Bor	<the> mighty	H1368 →
וְהַנּוֹרָ֔א	ve.ha.no.Ra'	and <the> awesome	H3372 →
אֲשֶׁר֙	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יִשָּׂ֣א	yi.Sa'	he lifts up	H5375 →
פָנִ֔ים	fa.Nim	face	H6440 →
וְלֹ֥א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יִקַּ֖ח	yi.Kach	he takes	H3947 →
שֹֽׁחַד׃	Sho.chad	a bribe	H7810 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 2:11
For God does not show favoritism.
leads to
- Acts 10:34
  Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 19:7
  And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Galatians 2:6
  But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Job 34:19
  who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Galatians 6:7–8
  Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
Through
Acts 10:34
Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
leads to
- Romans 2:11
  For God does not show favoritism.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Colossians 3:25
  Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Peter 1:17
  Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.

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