Deuteronomy 26:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And the LORD has declared today that you are His treasured people as He promised, and that you are to keep all His commandments.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיהוָ֞ה הֶאֱמִֽירְךָ֣ הַיּ֗וֹם לִהְי֥וֹת לוֹ֙ לְעַ֣ם סְגֻלָּ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּר־לָ֑ךְ וְלִשְׁמֹ֖ר כָּל־מִצְוֺתָֽיו׃

Transliteration

And YHWH ʾāmar you ha-yôm to hāyâ to him to ʿam sĕgullâ as dābar to you and to šāmar all miṣwâ his

Grammar Details

• *YHWH*: proper name - LORD
• *ʾāmar*: verb, perfect (hiphil), 3rd singular masculine - he has declared/caused to say
• *ha-yôm*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day/today
• *hāyâ*: verb, infinitive construct - to be
• *ʿam*: noun, masculine singular construct - people of
• *sĕgullâ*: noun, feminine singular - special possession/treasure
• *dābar*: verb, perfect (piel), 3rd singular masculine - he has spoken
• *šāmar*: verb, infinitive construct - to keep
• *miṣwâ*: noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his commandments

Word Meanings

• *ʾāmar*: declare/proclaim/cause to say
• *yôm*: day/time/period
• *hāyâ*: be/exist/become
• *ʿam*: people/nation/kinsmen
• *sĕgullâ*: special possession/treasure/valued property
• *dābar*: speak/talk/tell/command
• *šāmar*: keep/observe/guard/preserve
• *miṣwâ*: commandment/precept/decree

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shoulst keep all his commandments;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the LORD has declared you this day to be his special people, as he has promised you, and that you should keep all his commandments;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and Jehovah{H3068} hath avouched{H559} thee this day{H3117} to be a people{H5971} for his own possession,{H5459} as he hath promised{H1696} thee, and that thou shouldest keep{H8104} all his commandments;{H4687}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the LORD{H3068} hath avouched{H559}{(H8689)} thee this day{H3117} to be his peculiar{H5459} people{H5971}, as he hath promised{H1696}{(H8765)} thee, and that thou shouldest keep{H8104}{(H8800)} all his commandments{H4687};

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the Lord hath sett the vp this daye, to be a seuerall people vnto him (as he hath promysed the) and that thou kepe his commaundmentes,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the LORDE promysed the vpo the same daye, that thou shuldest be his awne peculier people, like as he hath sayde vnto the (so yt thou kepe all his commaundementes)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Lorde hath set thee vp this day, to be a precious people vnto him (as hee hath promised thee) and that thou shouldest keepe all his commandements,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lorde hath set thee vp this day, to be a seuerall people vnto hym, as he hath promised thee, and that thou kepe his commaundementes:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that [thou] shouldest keep all his commandments;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and Yahweh has declared you this day to be a people for his own possession, as he has promised you, and that you should keep all his commandments;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And Jehovah hath caused thee to promise to-day to become His people, a peculiar treasure, as He hath spoken to thee, and to keep all His commands;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and Jehovah hath avouched thee this day to be a people for his own possession, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and Jehovah hath avouched thee this day to be a people for his own possession, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Lord has made it clear this day that you are a special people to him, as he gave you his word; and that you are to keep all his orders;

• World English Bible (2000)

  and Yahweh has declared you this day to be a people for his own possession, as he has promised you, and that you should keep all his commandments;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And today the LORD has declared you to be his special people(as he already promised you) so you may keep all his commandments.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 7:6 : 6 For you are a holy people to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be His treasured possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.
• Deut 14:2 : 2 For you are a holy people set apart for the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be His treasured possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.
• Deut 28:9 : 9 The LORD will establish you as His holy people, as He swore to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways.
• Exod 6:7 : 7 'I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.'
• Titus 2:14 : 14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify a people for His own possession, who are eager to do good works.
• Exod 19:5-6 : 5 Now, if you will carefully listen to My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations, for the whole earth is Mine. 6 You will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.
• Ps 119:6 : 6 Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
• Jer 31:32-34 : 32 It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them, declares the LORD. 33 This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 34 No longer will anyone teach their neighbor or their brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more.
• Ezek 36:25-27 : 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you. I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to follow my statutes and carefully observe my ordinances.
• Rom 16:26 : 26 But now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the nations might believe and obey him—