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For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. (KJV)

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כִּ֣יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:6 word 1

עַ֤ם'am[are] a people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:6 word 2

קָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.Voshholy

Lemma: קָדוֹשׁ (qa.dosh) · Strong's: H6918G

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: holy

Used 108 times. Also: Exodus 19:6, Exodus 29:31, Leviticus 6:16, Leviticus 6:26, Leviticus 6:27, Leviticus 7:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6918G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:6 word 3

אַתָּ֔ה'a.Tahyou

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:6 word 4

לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:6 word 5

אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod your

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:6 word 6

בָּחַ֣ר\׀ba.Charhe has chosen

Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to choose

Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0977; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:6 word 7

יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:6 word 8

אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod your

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:6 word 9

לִהְי֥וֹתlih.Yotto become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:6 word 10

לְעַ֣םle.'Am<into> a people of

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:6 word 11

סְגֻלָּ֔הse.gu.Lahpossession

Lemma: סְגֻלָּה (se.gul.lah) · Strong's: H5459

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: possession

Used 8 times. Also: Exodus 19:5, Deuteronomy 14:2, Deuteronomy 26:18, 1 Chronicles 29:3, Psalms 135:4, Ecclesiastes 2:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5459; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:6 word 12

מִכֹּל֙mi.Kolfrom all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:6 word 13

הָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.Mimthe peoples

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:6 word 14

אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherwhich

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:6 word 15

עַל\־'al-[are] on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:6 word 16

פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] surface of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: surface

Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:6 word 17

הָאֲדָמָֽה\׃\ \סha.'a.da.Mahthe ground

Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: planet

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 12:3, Exodus 10:6, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 33:16, Numbers 12:3, Deuteronomy 4:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0127I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:6 word 18

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
you	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
are a people	→	עַם H5971A people
holy	→	קָדוֹשׁ H6918G holy
to the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
your God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
The LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
your God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
has chosen you	→	בָּחַר H0977 to choose
to be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a people	→	עַם H5971A people
for His	→
prized possession	→	סְגֻלָּה H5459 possession
out of all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
peoples	→	עַם H5971A people
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the face	→	פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface
of the earth	→	אֲדָמָה H0127I land: planet

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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