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The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession. <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> “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. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/7.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/7.htm">New King James Version</a> “For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His personal possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For you are a holy people to Yahweh your God; Yahweh your God has chosen you to be a people for His own treasured possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For you are a holy people [set apart] to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be a people for His own possession [that is, His very special treasure]. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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.&#8221 <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God: Jehovah thy God hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Israel, you are the chosen people of the LORD your God. There are many nations on this earth, but he chose only Israel to be his very own. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You are a holy people, who belong to the LORD your God. He chose you to be his own special possession out of all the nations on earth. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> Do this because you belong to the LORD your God. From all the peoples on earth he chose you to be his own special people. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> because you are a holy people to the LORD your God. The LORD your God chose you to be his people, his treasured possession from all the peoples on the face of the earth." <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/7.htm">NET Bible</a> For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For you are a holy people to the LORD your God: The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of the earth. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For thou art a holy people to the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people to himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/7.htm">World English Bible</a> For you are a holy people to Yahweh your God. Yahweh your God has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of the earth. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For you [are] a holy people to your God YHWH; your God YHWH has fixed on you, to be to Him for a peculiar people, out of all the peoples who [are] on the face of the ground. <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for a holy people art thou to Jehovah thy God; on thee hath Jehovah thy God fixed, to be to Him for a peculiar people, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the ground. <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For thou a holy people to Jehovah thy God: in thee Jehovah thy God chose to be to him a people of property from all the peoples which are upon the face of the earth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Because thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God. The Lord thy God hath chosen thee, to be his peculiar people of all peoples that are upon the earth. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For you are a holy people to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you so that you would be his particular people out of all the peoples who are upon the earth. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/7.htm">New American Bible</a> For you are a people holy to the LORD, your God; the LORD, your God, has chosen you from all the peoples on the face of the earth to be a people specially his own. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For you are a people holy to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on earth to be his people, his treasured possession.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a beloved people to himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because you are holy people to LORD JEHOVAH your God and LORD JEHOVAH your God chose you that you would be the beloved people to him of all of the nations upon the face of the Earth.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For thou art a holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be His own treasure, out of all peoples that are upon the face of the earth. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God; and the Lord thy God chose thee to be to him a peculiar people beyond all nations that are upon the face of the earth. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=2233" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Casting out the Nations</a> …5Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire. 6<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am (N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">are a people</a> <a href="/hebrew/6918.htm" title="6918: qā·ḏō·wōš (Adj-ms) -- Sacred, holy. Or qadosh; from qadash; sacred; God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary.">holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God.</a> <a href="/hebrew/bə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: bā·ḥar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">has chosen you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: lih·yō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">to be</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lə·‘am (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">a people</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">for His</a> <a href="/hebrew/5459.htm" title="5459: sə·ḡul·lāh (N-fs) -- Possession, property. Feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to shut up; wealth.">prized possession</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kōl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">out of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘am·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">peoples</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">the face</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">of the earth.</a> 7The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a> But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a> Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. / And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.” <a href="/titus/2-14.htm">Titus 2:14</a> He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. <a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a> You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own. <a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Isaiah 43:20-21</a> The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people. / The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise. <a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a> For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love <a href="/psalms/135-4.htm">Psalm 135:4</a> For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession. <a href="/romans/9-25.htm">Romans 9:25-26</a> As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,” / and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’” <a href="/malachi/3-17.htm">Malachi 3:17</a> “They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him. <a href="/colossians/3-12.htm">Colossians 3:12</a> Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. <a href="/jeremiah/31-1.htm">Jeremiah 31:1</a> “At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.” <a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a> What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” <a href="/isaiah/62-12.htm">Isaiah 62:12</a> And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. <a href="/john/15-16.htm">John 15:16</a> You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-4.htm">1 Thessalonians 1:4</a> Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For you are an holy people to the LORD your God: the LORD your God has chosen you to be a special people to himself, above all people that are on the face of the earth.an holy<a href="/deuteronomy/14-2.htm">Deuteronomy 14:2</a> For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.<a href="/deuteronomy/26-19.htm">Deuteronomy 26:19</a> And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-9.htm">Deuteronomy 28:9</a> The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.to be a special<a href="/malachi/3-17.htm">Malachi 3:17</a> And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.<a href="/titus/2-14.htm">Titus 2:14</a> Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/26-9.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-15.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-8.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-20.htm">Peculiar</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-14.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-18.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/numbers/15-8.htm">Special</a> <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Treasure</a> <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Treasured</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/12-21.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-30.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-8.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-2.htm">Peculiar</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-23.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-6.htm">Special</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-2.htm">Treasure</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-2.htm">Treasured</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 7</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">All communion with the nations is forbidden</a> 5. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm">for fear of idolatry,</a> 6. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">for the holiness of the people,</a> 9. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">for the nature of God in his mercy and justice,</a> 17. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">and for the assuredness of victory which God will give over them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. This phrase emphasizes the concept of holiness, which means being set apart for a special purpose. In the context of ancient Israel, holiness was not just a moral or ethical state but a status conferred by God. The Israelites were to be distinct from the surrounding nations in their worship, lifestyle, and obedience to God's commandments. This idea of being set apart is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to be holy (<a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>). The holiness of Israel was both a privilege and a responsibility, requiring them to live according to God's laws.The LORD your God has chosen you The concept of divine election is central here. God's choice of Israel was not based on their merit or size but on His sovereign will and love (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:7-8</a>). This election is a recurring theme throughout the Bible, illustrating God's initiative in establishing a covenant relationship with His people. In the New Testament, this theme is expanded to include all who believe in Christ, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4-5</a>, where believers are described as chosen before the foundation of the world.to be a people for His prized possession The term "prized possession" indicates a special treasure or valued property. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a king's treasured possession was something he valued above all else. This reflects the intimate and cherished relationship God desired with Israel. This concept is mirrored in <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>, where the church is described as a "chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession," highlighting the continuity of God's plan from Israel to the church.out of all peoples on the face of the earth. This phrase underscores the universal scope of God's sovereignty and His particular choice of Israel among all nations. It highlights the uniqueness of Israel's calling and mission to be a light to the nations (<a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm">Isaiah 42:6</a>). This selection was not for Israel's benefit alone but was intended to bring blessing to all nations, a promise first given to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>. The ultimate fulfillment of this promise is found in Jesus Christ, through whom all nations are blessed (<a href="/galatians/3-8.htm">Galatians 3:8</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws and instructions to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who are being addressed in this passage. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who has chosen the Israelites as His special possession. 4. <a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a> The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are preparing to enter and possess as promised by God. 5. <a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a> The agreement between God and the Israelites, where they are to follow His commandments and He will be their God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/chosen_and_set_apart.htm">Chosen and Set Apart</a> Understand that being chosen by God is a call to holiness and distinctiveness in the world. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_choice.htm">God's Sovereign Choice</a> Recognize that God's choice is based on His love and purpose, not on human merit or achievement. <a href="/topical/i/identity_and_purpose.htm">Identity and Purpose</a> Embrace your identity as part of God's people, with a purpose to reflect His character and glory. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_the_covenant.htm">Faithfulness to the Covenant</a> Live in obedience to God's commands as a response to His covenantal love and faithfulness. <a href="/topical/u/universal_application.htm">Universal Application</a> While this passage speaks directly to Israel, it also foreshadows the inclusion of all believers as God's chosen people through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 7</a> <a href="/q/does_psalm_117_conflict_with_deut._7_6.htm">Does Psalm 117 conflict with other biblical passages that imply exclusivity or a chosen people, such as Deuteronomy 7:6, and if so, how? </a> <a href="/q/what_defines_collectivism.htm">What defines collectivism?</a> <a href="/q/why_was_israel_chosen_by_god.htm">Why was Israel chosen by God?</a> <a href="/q/why_was_kristallnacht_significant.htm">What was the significance of Kristallnacht?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) An holy people.--Not merely "a holy nation" (as in <a href="/exodus/19-6.htm" title="And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.">Exodus 19:6</a>), but "a holy people" i.e., a state of which holiness to Jehovah was the very constitution. If God pleased to establish such a state, manifestly its laws could allow no toleration of anything displeasing to Him. And it is also manifest that nothing but Divine revelation would authorise the establishment of such a constitution.A special people.--The same word with the "peculiar treasure" of <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm" title="Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then you shall be a peculiar treasure to me above all people: for all the earth is mine:">Exodus 19:5</a> and the "jewels" of <a href="/malachi/3-17.htm" title="And they shall be mine, said the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son that serves him.">Malachi 3:17</a>. The private property of King David is described by the same word (<a href="/1_chronicles/29-3.htm" title="Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of my own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house.">1Chronicles 29:3</a>), "mine own proper good." (See also <a href="/deuteronomy/14-2.htm" title="For you are an holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a peculiar people to himself, above all the nations that are on the earth.">Deuteronomy 14:2</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/26-18.htm" title="And the LORD has avouched you this day to be his peculiar people, as he has promised you, and that you should keep all his commandments;">Deuteronomy 26:18</a>; <a href="/psalms/135-4.htm" title="For the LORD has chosen Jacob to himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.">Psalm 135:4</a> ) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - An holy people; a people consecrated to God, to be holy as he is holy (cf. <a href="/leviticus/11-43.htm">Leviticus 11:43-45</a>; <a href="/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2</a>; <a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a>; <a href="/leviticus/21-6.htm">Leviticus 21:6</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/23-14.htm">Deuteronomy 23:14</a>). A special people unto himself; literally, to be to him for a people of property (סְגֻלָּה), a people his own, his peculiar property (cf. <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/14-2.htm">Deuteronomy 14:2</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">Deuteronomy 26:18</a>; and, for the meaning of the word, <a href="/1_chronicles/29-3.htm">1 Chronicles 29:3</a>, "mine own proper good;" <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:8</a>, "peculiar treasure of kings"); LXX., λαὸς περιούσιος, applied by St. Paul to Christians as the chosen and special property of Christ (<a href="/titus/2-14.htm">Titus 2:14</a>:). Above all people; rather, out of or from among all the peoples. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction you אַתָּ֔ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you are a people עַ֤ם (‘am) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock holy קָדוֹשׁ֙ (qā·ḏō·wōš) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6918.htm">Strong's 6918: </a> Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary unto the LORD לַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God. אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative The LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative has chosen בָּחַ֣ר ׀ (bā·ḥar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_977.htm">Strong's 977: </a> To try, select you to be לִהְי֥וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be as a people לְעַ֣ם (lə·‘am) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock for His prized possession, סְגֻלָּ֔ה (sə·ḡul·lāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5459.htm">Strong's 5459: </a> Possession, property above all מִכֹּל֙ (mik·kōl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every peoples הָֽעַמִּ֔ים (hā·‘am·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the face פְּנֵ֥י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face of the earth. הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 7:6 For you are a holy people (Deut. 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