Deuteronomy 10:15

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.
Deuteronomy 10:15
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

רַ֧ק בַּאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ חָשַׁ֥ק יְהוָ֖ה לְאַהֲבָ֣ה אוֹתָ֑ם וַיִּבְחַ֞ר בְּזַרְעָ֣ם אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם בָּכֶ֛ם מִכָּל־הָעַמִּ֖ים כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּה׃

  1. רַ֧קrak“only”
    Adverb · from רַק · “except” · Strong's H7535
  2. בַּאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָba.'a.vo.Tei.kha“<in> ancestors your”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  3. חָשַׁ֥קcha.Shak“he loved”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָשַׁק · “to desire” · Strong's H2836A
  4. יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  5. לְאַהֲבָ֣הle.'a.ha.Vah“to love”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
  6. אוֹתָ֑ם'o.Tam“<obj.> them”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. וַיִּבְחַ֞רvai.yiv.Char“and he chose”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּחַר · “to choose” · Strong's H0977
  8. בְּזַרְעָ֣םbe.zar.'Am“<in> offspring their”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from זֶ֫רַע · “children” · Strong's H2233H
  9. אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.Hem“after them”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  10. בָּכֶ֛םba.Khem“<in> <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  11. מִכָּל־mi.kol“from all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  12. הָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.Mim“the peoples”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  13. כַּיּ֥וֹםkai.Yom“as the day”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “today” · Strong's H3117L
  14. הַזֶּה׃ha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)