Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe 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. Young's Literal Translation ‘Not because of your being more numerous than any of the peoples hath Jehovah delighted in you, and fixeth on you, for ye [are] the least of all the peoples, King James Bible 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: Hebrew The LORDיְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel did not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no set His affection on you חָשַׁ֧ק (ḥā·šaq) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2836: To cling, join, to love, delight in, elliptically, to deliver [and] choose you וַיִּבְחַ֣ר (way·yiḇ·ḥar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 977: To try, select because you were more numerous מֵֽרֻבְּכֶ֞ם (mê·rub·bə·ḵem) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness than the other מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every peoples, הָֽעַמִּ֗ים (hā·‘am·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you אַתֶּ֥ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you were the fewest הַמְעַ֖ט (ham·‘aṭ) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few of all מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every peoples. הָעַמִּֽים׃ (hā·‘am·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock |
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