Parallel Verses
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
Holman Bible
Yet the Lord was devoted to your fathers and loved them.
International Standard Version
yet the LORD committed himself to love your ancestors and did so! He chose you their descendants after them from all the nations, as it is today.
A Conservative Version
Only LORD 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.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Yet the Lord
Bible in Basic English
But the Lord had delight in your fathers and love for them, marking out for himself their seed after them, even you, from all peoples, as at this day.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Only Jehovah delighted in thy fathers to love them, and he will choose in their seed after them in you above all peoples, as this day.
King James 2000
Only the LORD had a delight in your fathers to love them, and he chose their descendants after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Yet} to your ancestors Yahweh was very attached, [so as to] love them, and [so] he chose their offspring after them, [namely] you, from all the peoples, as it is {today}.
Modern King James verseion
Only Jehovah had a delight in your fathers to love them, and He chose their seed after them, you above all people, as it is today.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
only the LORD had a lust unto thy fathers to love them, and therefore chose you their seed after them of all nations, as it is come to pass this day.
NET Bible
However, only to your ancestors did he show his loving favor, and he chose you, their descendants, from all peoples -- as is apparent today.
New Heart English Bible
Only the LORD had a delight in your fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all peoples, as at this day.
The Emphasized Bible
Only unto thy fathers, Yahweh became attached so as to love them, - therefore made he choice of their seed after them - of you - out of all the peoples, (as at this day).
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Only Yahweh had a delight in your fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all peoples, as at this day.
Youngs Literal Translation
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;
Interlinear
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References
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Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 10:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations
14 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD'S thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is. 15 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. 16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:37
And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
Numbers 14:8
If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.
Deuteronomy 7:7-8
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:
Romans 9:13-23
As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.