Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 14:2
2for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you | אַתָּ֔ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are a people | עַ֤ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| holy | קָדוֹשׁ֙ | qā·ḏō·wōš | Adjective - masculine singular | H6918 sacred, holy |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| The LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has chosen | בָּחַ֣ר | bā·ḥar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| you to be | לִֽהְי֥וֹת | lih·yō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a people | לְעַ֣ם | lə·‘am | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5971 people |
| for His | לוֹ֙ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| prized possession | סְגֻלָּ֔ה | sə·ḡul·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5459 possession, property |
| out of all | מִכֹּל֙ | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the peoples | הָֽעַמִּ֔ים | hā·‘am·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5971 people |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the face | פְּנֵ֥י | pə·nê | Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the earth | הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ס | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 7:6 · Leviticus 20:26 · Exodus 19:5–6 · Deuteronomy 26:18–19 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Leviticus 19:2 · Titus 2:14 · Deuteronomy 28:9 · Leviticus 11:45 · Isaiah 62:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.