Deuteronomy 10:15-17
New English Translation
15 However, only to your ancestors did he[a] show his loving favor,[b] and he chose you, their descendants,[c] from all peoples—as is apparent today. 16 Therefore, cleanse[d] your hearts and stop being so stubborn![e] 17 For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God who is unbiased and takes no bribe,
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- Deuteronomy 10:15 tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 10:4.
- Deuteronomy 10:15 tn Heb “take delight to love.” Here again the verb אָהֵב (ʾahev, “love”), juxtaposed with בָחַר (bakhar, “choose”), is a term in covenant contexts that describes the Lord’s initiative in calling the patriarchal ancestors to be the founders of a people special to him (cf. the note on the word “loved” in Deut 4:37).
- Deuteronomy 10:15 tn The Hebrew text includes “after them,” but it is redundant in English style and has not been included in the translation.
- Deuteronomy 10:16 tn Heb “circumcise the foreskin of” (cf. KJV, ASV, NRSV). Reference to the Abrahamic covenant prompts Moses to recall the sign of that covenant, namely, physical circumcision (Gen 17:9-14). Just as that act signified total covenant obedience, so spiritual circumcision (cleansing of the heart) signifies more internally a commitment to be pliable and obedient to the will of God (cf. Deut 30:6; Jer 4:4; 9:26).
- Deuteronomy 10:16 tn Heb “your neck do not harden again.” See note on the word “stubborn” in Deut 9:6.
Deuteronomy 10:15-17
New International Version
15 Yet the Lord set his affection on your ancestors and loved(A) them, and he chose you,(B) their descendants, above all the nations—as it is today.(C) 16 Circumcise(D) your hearts,(E) therefore, and do not be stiff-necked(F) any longer. 17 For the Lord your God is God of gods(G) and Lord of lords,(H) the great God, mighty and awesome,(I) who shows no partiality(J) and accepts no bribes.(K)
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