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Deuteronomy 10:15

Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.

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רַ֧קraqonlyרַקparticle, affirmation — “only”H7535properly, leanness, i.e. (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, althoughbut, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless, nothing but, notwithstanding, only, save, so (that), surely, yet (so), in any wise.בַּאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָbaavoteykhain fatherאָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.חָשַׁ֥קchashaqhave a delightחָשַׁקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “have a delight”, a completed actionH2836to cling, i.e. join, (figuratively) to love, delight in; elliptically; to deliverhave a delight, (have a) desire, fillet, long, set (in) love.יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לְאַהֲבָ֣הleahavahto loveאָהַבpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to love”, the to-form of the verbH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.אוֹתָ֑םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).וַיִּבְחַ֞רvayivcharand acceptableבָּחַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and acceptable”, the next action in the storyH977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) selectacceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.בְּזַרְעָ֣םbezaramin seedזֶרַעpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in seed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity[idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םachareyhemafterאַחַרpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “after”H310properly, 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, the…בָּכֶ֛םbakheminבָּכֶ֛םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “in”inמִכָּלmikalfrom allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הָעַמִּ֖יםhaamimthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.כַּיּ֥וֹםkayomas as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…הַזֶּהhazehthe the one...the otherזֶהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and He chose their seed after them, even you, above all peoples, as it is this day.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Only Jehovah had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all peoples, as at this day.

Young’s Literal Translation

only in thy fathers hath Jehovah delighted — to love them, and He doth fix on their seed after them — on you, out of all the peoples as [at] this day;

World English Bible

Only Yahweh had a delight in your fathers to love them, and he chose their offspring after them, even you above all peoples, as it is today.

Darby Translation

Only, Jehovah took pleasure in thy fathers, to love them, and he chose their seed after them, [even] you, out of all the peoples, as it is this day.

Douay-Rheims

And yet the Lord hath been closely joined to thy fathers, and loved them and chose their seed after them, that is to say, you, out of all nations, as this day it is proved.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and He chose their seed after them, even you, above all peoples, as it is this day.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Only the Lord chose your fathers to love them, and he chose out their seed after them, even you, beyond all nations, as at this day.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πλὴν τοὺς πατέρας ὑμῶν προείλετο Κύριος ἀγαπᾷν αὐτούς, καὶ ἐξελέξατο τὸ σπέρμα αὐτῶν μετʼ αὐτοὺς, ὑμᾶς, παρὰ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, κατὰ τὴν ἡμέραν ταύτην.