Deuteronomy 7:7

World English Bible (WEB)

The LORD didn’t set his love on you nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people; for you were the fewest of all peoples;

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5 But you shall deal with them like this: you shall break down their altars, dash their pillars in pieces, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their engraved images with fire.

6 For you are a holy people to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of the earth.

7 The LORD didn’t set his love on you nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people; for you were the fewest of all peoples;

8 but because the LORD loves you, and because he desires to keep the oath which he swore to your fathers, the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

9 Know therefore that the LORD your God himself is God, the faithful God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness to a thousand generations with those who love him and keep his commandments,

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Deuteronomy 7:7 in every translation

WEB World English Bible: The LORD didn’t set his love on you nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people; for you were the fewest of all peoples;
KJV King James Version: 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:
BSB Berean Standard Bible: The 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.
ASV American Standard Version: Jehovah 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 peoples:
YLT 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,
DBY Darby Translation: Not because ye were more in number than all the peoples, hath Jehovah been attached to you and chosen you, for ye are the fewest of all the peoples;
WBS Webster 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: