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that you are a people for his treasured possession, as he has promised you, and that you are to keep all his commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that <i>thou</i> shouldest keep all his commandments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also today the LORD has proclaimed you to be His special people, just as He promised you, that <i>you</i> should keep all His commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD has today declared you to be His people, <i>His</i> personal possession, just as He promised you, and that you are to keep all His commandments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The LORD has today declared you to be His people, a treasured possession, as He promised you, and that you should keep all His commandments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And the LORD has today declared you to be His people, a treasured possession, as He promised you, and that you should keep all His commandments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Yahweh has today declared you to be His people, a treasured possession, as He promised you, and that you should keep all His commandments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Today the LORD has declared that you are His people, His treasured possession, just as He promised you, and that you are to keep all His commandments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And today the LORD has affirmed that you are his own possession as he promised you, that you are to keep all his commands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And today the LORD has affirmed that you are His special people as He promised you, that you are to keep all His commands, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and Jehovah hath avouched thee this day to be a people for his own possession, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Since you have agreed to obey the LORD, he has agreed that you will be his people and that you will belong to him, just as he promised. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be a peculiar people unto himself, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Today the LORD has declared that you are his people, his own special possession, as he told you. But you must be sure to obey his commands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Today the LORD has accepted you as his own people, as he promised you; and he commands you to obey all his laws. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD affirmed this day that you are his prized possession. Therefore observe his commands, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And today the LORD has declared you to be his special people (as he already promised you) so you may keep all his commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and the LORD has declared you this day to be a people for his own possession, as he has promised you, and that you should keep all his commandments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldst keep all his commandments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh has declared today that you are a people for his own possession, as he has promised you, and that you should keep all his commandments. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And today YHWH has proclaimed you to be to Him for a people, a peculiar treasure, as He has spoken to you, that [you are] to keep all His commands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And Jehovah hath caused thee to promise to-day to become His people, a peculiar treasure, as He hath spoken to thee, and to keep all His commands;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah said thee this day to be to him for a people of property, as he spake to thee, and to watch all his commands,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord hath chosen thee this day, to be his peculiar people, as he hath spoken to thee, and to keep all his commandments: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Today, the Lord has chosen you, so that you may be his particular people, just as he has spoken to you, and so that you may keep all his precepts,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And today the LORD has accepted your agreement: you will be a people specially his own, as he promised you, you will keep all his commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Today the LORD has obtained your agreement: to be his treasured people, as he promised you, and to keep his commandments;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD has promised you again this day to be his beloved people, as he had promised you, that you shall keep and do all his commandments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH said to you today that you shall be to him the beloved people, as he said to you, and you shall keep all of his commandments;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be His own treasure, as He hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all His commandments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord has chosen thee this day that thou shouldest be to him a peculiar people, as he said, to keep his commands;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=7060" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/26.htm">Obey the LORD's Commands</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">And today</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Conj-w:: 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/559.htm" title="559: he·’ĕ·mî·rə·ḵā (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">has proclaimed that</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.">you are</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">His</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.">people</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.">and treasured possession</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber- (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">He promised,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: wə·liš·mōr (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">that you are to keep</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: miṣ·wō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">His commandments,</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/2-14.htm">Titus 2:14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-17.htm">Malachi 3:17</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-4.htm">Psalm 135:4</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-14.htm">Ephesians 1:14</a></span><br />who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-21.htm">Isaiah 43:21</a></span><br />The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20</a></span><br />you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-6.htm">Revelation 1:6</a></span><br />who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-1.htm">1 John 3:1</a></span><br />Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a></span><br />“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a></span><br />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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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;</p><p class="hdg">And the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6</a></b></br> For thou <i>art</i> 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 <i>are</i> upon the face of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/14-2.htm">Deuteronomy 14:2</a></b></br> For thou <i>art</i> 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 <i>are</i> upon the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-9.htm">Deuteronomy 28:9</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="hdg">keep</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-6.htm">Psalm 119:6</a></b></br> Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/16-26.htm">Romans 16:26</a></b></br> But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/26-17.htm">Accepted</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-17.htm">Avouched</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-17.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-14.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-17.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-17.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-17.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-17.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-2.htm">Peculiar</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-17.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-15.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-26.htm">Shouldst</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-2.htm">Special</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-17.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-17.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-2.htm">Treasure</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-2.htm">Treasured</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-23.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/33-24.htm">Accepted</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-17.htm">Avouched</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-6.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-1.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-1.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-19.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-1.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/psalms/135-4.htm">Peculiar</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-21.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/joshua/9-21.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-3.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-19.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Shouldst</a> <a href="/joshua/15-19.htm">Special</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-1.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-1.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-12.htm">Treasure</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-17.htm">Treasured</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-2.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">The confession of him who offers the basket of firstfruits</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-12.htm">The prayer of him who gives his third year's tithes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-16.htm">The covenant between God and his people</a></span><br></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'; 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The context is the renewal of the covenant between God and Israel as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. The use of "today" underscores the present reality of God's ongoing relationship with His people. This proclamation is a formal declaration, akin to a royal decree, highlighting the authority and sovereignty of God.<p><b>that you are His people</b><br>This phrase identifies the Israelites as belonging to God, a theme that runs throughout the Old Testament. It reflects the covenant relationship established at Sinai (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>) and reiterated in various forms throughout the Pentateuch. Being God's people implies a special status and responsibility, setting them apart from other nations. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where believers in Christ are described as a chosen people (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>).<p><b>and treasured possession</b><br>The term "treasured possession" conveys the idea of something highly valued and cherished. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a king's treasured possession would be his most prized and protected assets. This reflects God's deep love and commitment to Israel. The phrase is also found in <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5</a> and <a href="/malachi/3-17.htm">Malachi 3:17</a>, emphasizing the continuity of God's covenantal promises. It foreshadows the New Testament understanding of believers as God's treasured possession through Christ (<a href="/titus/2-14.htm">Titus 2:14</a>).<p><b>as He promised</b><br>This phrase points to the faithfulness of God in fulfilling His promises. The promise of Israel being God's people and treasured possession was first made to the patriarchs, such as Abraham (<a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7-8</a>). It highlights the reliability of God's word and His unchanging nature. This assurance of God's promises is a recurring theme in Scripture, providing hope and confidence to His people.<p><b>that you are to keep all His commandments</b><br>This phrase underscores the conditional aspect of the covenant relationship. While God's love and choice of Israel are unconditional, their enjoyment of the blessings associated with being His people requires obedience. The commandments given at Sinai and throughout the Torah are the means by which Israel is to live out their identity as God's people. This call to obedience is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus emphasizes the importance of keeping His commandments as a demonstration of love for Him (<a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who has chosen Israel as His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are being addressed in this passage as His treasured possession.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who is delivering God's message to the people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land that God has promised to the Israelites, which they are about to enter.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement between God and Israel, where God promises blessings in return for obedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_treasured_possession.htm">God's Treasured Possession</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to see ourselves as God's treasured possession, which should influence our identity and self-worth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commandments.htm">Obedience to God's Commandments</a></b><br>The call to keep God's commandments is timeless. Our love for God is demonstrated through our obedience to His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>Understanding our relationship with God as a covenant helps us grasp the seriousness and depth of our commitment to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuity_of_god's_plan.htm">Continuity of God's Plan</a></b><br>Recognize the continuity of God's plan from the Old Testament to the New Testament, and how we, as the Church, are part of this divine account.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_a_holy_people.htm">Living as a Holy People</a></b><br>We are called to live distinctively as God's people, reflecting His holiness in our daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_ai's_destruction_just_and_loving.htm">How can the total extermination of Ai's inhabitants (Joshua 8:24-25) be reconciled with a just and loving God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proof_of_amalek's_erasure.htm">Deuteronomy 25:17-19: Where is the archaeological or historical proof of Amalek's complete destruction and erasure from memory?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_rain_control_fit_meteorology.htm">Zechariah 10:1: How can supernatural control of rain be reconciled with modern meteorology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_many_wives_did_abraham_have.htm">What does the Bible say about seeing spirits and demons?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - So, on the other hand, God had given Israel occasion to say that they were his special people, his treasured possession (cf. <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5, 6</a>), whose it was, as such, to keep all his commandments, and to whom he would be faithful to fulfill all that he had promised. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And today</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֗וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיהוָ֞ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has proclaimed you</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶאֱמִֽירְךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(he·’ĕ·mî·rə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be</span><br /><span class="heb">לִהְי֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lih·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="heb">לוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">people,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעַ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘am)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a treasured possession</span><br /><span class="heb">סְגֻלָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(sə·ḡul·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5459.htm">Strong's 5459: </a> </span><span class="str2">Possession, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He promised,</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבֶּר־</span> <span class="translit">(dib·ber-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and that you are to keep</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלִשְׁמֹ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·liš·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His commandments,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְוֺתָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·wō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">Deuteronomy 26:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">Deuteronomy 26:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">Deuteronomy 26:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">Deuteronomy 26:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">Deuteronomy 26:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">Deuteronomy 26:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">Deuteronomy 26:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">Deuteronomy 26:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">Deuteronomy 26:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">Deuteronomy 26:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 26:18 And Yahweh has declared you this day (Deut. 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