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Deuteronomy 4:37

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← Deuteronomy 4:36	Deuteronomy 4:37 (KJV)	Deuteronomy 4:38 →
Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.	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;	To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou [art], to bring thee in, to give thee their land [for] an inheritance, as [it is] this day.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And because he loved^H157 thy fathers^H1, therefore he chose^H977 their seed^H2233 after^H310 them, and brought thee out^H3318 in his sight^H6440 with his mighty^H1419 power^H3581 out of Egypt^H4714;

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Original Hebrew

וְתַחַת כִּי אָהַב אֶת־אֲבֹתֶיךָ וַיִּבְחַר בְּזַרְעֹו אַחֲרָיו וַיֹּוצִאֲךָ בְּפָנָיו בְּכֹחֹו הַגָּדֹל מִמִּצְרָיִם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/תַ֗חַת	ve./Ta.chat	H8478	HC/R	and/ because
כִּ֤י	ki	H3588	HC	that
אָהַב֙	'a.Hav	H157	HVqp3ms	he loved
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
אֲבֹתֶ֔י/ךָ	'a.vo.Tei./kha	H1	HNcmpc/Sp2ms	ancestors/ your
וַ/יִּבְחַ֥ר	va/i.yiv.Char	H977	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he chose
בְּ/זַרְע֖/וֹ	be./zar.'/O	H2233	HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms	(in)/ offspring/ his
אַחֲרָ֑י/ו	'a.cha.Ra/v	H310	HR/Sp3ms	after/ him
וַ/יּוֹצִֽאֲ/ךָ֧	va/i.yo.tzi.'a./Kha	H3318	HC/Vhw3ms/Sp2ms	and/ he brought out/ you
בְּ/פָנָ֛י/ו	be./fa.Na/v	H6440	HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms	by/ own presence/ his
בְּ/כֹח֥/וֹ	be./kho.Ch/o	H3581	HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms	by/ power/ his
הַ/גָּדֹ֖ל	ha./ga.Dol	H1419	HTd/Aamsa	(the)/ great
מִ/מִּצְרָֽיִם	mi./mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	HR/Np	from/ Egypt

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1 — אָב (ʼâb, awb): a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
• H157 — אָהַב (ʼâhab, aw-hab'): or אָהֵב ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
• H310 — אַחַר (ʼachar, akh-ar'): from אָחַר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
• H977 — בָּחַר (bâchar, baw-khar'): a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select; acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
• H1419 — גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl, gaw-dole'): or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from גָּדַל; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
• H2233 — זֶרַע (zeraʻ, zeh'-rah): from זָרַע; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity; [idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
• H3318 — יָצָא (yâtsâʼ, yaw-tsaw'): a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.; [idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, [idiom] scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, [idiom] still, [idiom] surely, take forth (out), at any time, [idiom] to (and fro), utter.
• H3581 — כֹּחַ (kôach, ko'-akh): or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard; ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.
• H4714 — מִצְרַיִם (Mitsrayim, mits-rah'-yim): dual of מָצוֹר; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt; Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
• H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H8478 — תַּחַת (tachath, takh'-ath): from the same as תּוֹחַ; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.; as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• and brought — Exodus 13:3, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 13:14
• because — Deuteronomy 7:7-9, Deuteronomy 9:5, Deuteronomy 10:15, Psalms 105:6-10, Isaiah 41:8-9, Jeremiah 31:1, Malachi 1:2, Luke 1:72-73, Romans 9:5
• in his sight — 2 Chronicles 16:9, Psalms 32:8, Psalms 34:15
• with his — Deuteronomy 4:34, Psalms 114:1-6, Psalms 136:10-15, Isaiah 51:9-11, Isaiah 63:11-12

Reciprocal references (11): Genesis 17:8, Exodus 20:6, Deuteronomy 7:8, 2 Samuel 9:3, 1 Kings 15:4, Psalms 44:3, Psalms 105:43, Jeremiah 2:21, Ezekiel 20:5, Mark 10:14, Acts 13:17

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: ELECTION, ISRAEL-THE JEWS
• Torrey’s: JEWS, THE
• Nave’s: CHILDREN, GOD, OBEDIENCE, OBLIGATION, PREDESTINATION

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