Deuteronomy 4:37

And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
loved	אָהַב֙ 'a.Hav	H157	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fathers	אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ 'a.vo.Tei.kha	H1	father · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
chose	וַיִּבְחַ֥ר vai.yiv.Char	H977	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
seed	בְּזַרְע֖וֹ be.zar.'O	H2233	seed · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
after	אַחֲרָ֑יו 'a.cha.Rav	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
out	וַיּוֹצִֽאֲךָ֧ vai.yo.tzi.'a.Kha	H3318	to go (causatively · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
sight	בְּפָנָ֛יו be.fa.Nav	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
mighty	הַגָּדֹ֖ל ha.ga.Dol	H1419	great (in any sense) · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
power	בְּכֹח֥וֹ be.kho.Cho	H3581	vigor · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Egypt	מִמִּצְרָֽיִם mi.mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · preposition + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

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.
Exodus 13:3 And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the…
Exodus 13:9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’s law may be in thy mouth: for wi…
Exodus 13:14 And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD b…
Exodus 33:14 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
Isaiah 63:9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bar…
Isaiah 63:11-12 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his…
Deuteronomy 4:34 Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 4:1-40

This most lively and excellent discourse is so entire, and the particulars of it are so often repeated, that we must take it altogether in the exposition of it, and endeavour to digest it into proper heads, for we cannot divide it into paragraphs. I. In general, it is the use and application of the foregoing history; it comes in by way of inference from it: Now therefore harken, O Israel, Deu 4:1. This use we should make of the review of God's providences concerning us, we should by them be quickened and engaged to duty and obedience. The histories of the years of ancient times should in like manner be improved by us. II. The scope and drift of his discourse is to persuade them to keep close…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 4:30

in the latter days, if thou turn to the Lord thy God--either towards the destined close of their captivities, when they evinced a returning spirit of repentance and faith, or in the age of Messiah, which is commonly called "the latter days," and when the scattered tribes of Israel shall be converted to the Gospel of Christ. The occurrence of this auspicious event will be the most illustrious proof of the truth of the promise made in Deu 4:31.

John Gill on Deuteronomy 4:37

And because he loved thy fathers,.... Not their immediate fathers, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness, and entered not into the good land because of their unbelief, but their more remote fathers or ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who had some singular testimonies of the love of God to them, Abraham is called their friend of God, and Isaac was the son of promise in whom the seed was called; and Jacob is particularly said to be loved by God, when Esau was hated: therefore he chose their seed after them; not to eternal life and salvation, but to the enjoyment of external blessings and privileges, to be called by his name, and to set up his name and worship among them, and to be a spe…

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John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Bezer — Ore of gold or silver. (1.) A city of the Reubenites; one of the three cities of refuge on the east of Jordan (Deut. 4: 43; Josh. 20:8). It has been identified with the modern ruined village of…
Phylacteries — (Gr. phulakteria; i.e., “defences” or “protections”), called by modern Jews tephillin (i.e., “prayers”) are mentioned only in Matt. 23:5. They consisted of strips of parchment on which were inscribed…
Fire · Miraculous: On Mount Sinai at giving of law — Miraculous: On Mount Sinai at giving of law
Jews, The · Beloved for their father’s sake — Beloved for their father’s sake
Obedience · ENJOINED — ENJOINED
Obligation · A motive of obedience — A motive of obedience
Predestination · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 4:37

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 4:1-40

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 4:30

John Gill on Deuteronomy 4:37

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 4:37

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 4:1-40

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 4:30

John Gill on Deuteronomy 4:37

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 4:37-38

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 4:36

Rashi on Deuteronomy 4:37