Deuteronomy 14:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.”

Deuteronomy 14:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 14:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 14:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For you are a holy people to Yahweh your God, and Yahweh has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of the earth.”

Deuteronomy 14:2 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 14:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God, and Jehovah hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.”

Deuteronomy 14:2 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 14:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for a holy people <FI>art<Fi> thou to Jehovah thy God, and on thee hath Jehovah fixed to be to Him for a people, a peculiar treasure, out of all the peoples who <FI>are<Fi> on the face of the ground.”

Deuteronomy 14:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 14:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God, and thee hath Jehovah chosen for a people of possession unto himself, out of all the peoples that are upon the face of the earth.”

Deuteronomy 14:2 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 14:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For thou art an holy people vnto ye Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a precious people vnto himselfe, aboue all the people that are vpon the earth.”

Deuteronomy 14:2 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 14:2 in Context — Deuteronomy 14

1 Vous êtes les enfants de l’Éternel, votre Dieu. Vous ne vous ferez point d’incisions et vous ne vous ferez point de place chauve entre les yeux pour un mort.

2 Car tu es un peuple saint pour l’Éternel, ton Dieu; et l’Éternel, ton Dieu, t’a choisi, pour que tu fusses un peuple qui lui appartînt entre tous les peuples qui sont sur la face de la terre.

3 Tu ne mangeras aucune chose abominable.

4 Voici les animaux que vous mangerez: le bœuf, la brebis et la chèvre;

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What Does Deuteronomy 14:2 Mean?

Deuteronomy 14:2 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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