Deuteronomy 26:18

And, Yahweh, hath avowed to-day that thou shalt be, his people, as a treasure, as he spake unto thee,—and that thou shalt observe all his commandments;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

17Thou hast avowed to-day that Yahweh, shall be, thy God, and that thou wilt walk in his ways, and keep his statutes and his commandments and his regulations and wilt hearken unto his voice.

19and [hath avowed] that he will set thee on high above all the nations which he hath made, for praise, and for renown and for glory, and that thou shalt be a holy people unto Yahweh thy God as he hath spoken.

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Cross References

Exodus 6:7And will take you to myself for a people, And will become your God,—And ye shall know that, I Yahweh, am your God, who brought you forth from under the burdens of Egypt:

Leviticus 20:26Therefore shall ye be unto me, holy persons, for, holy, am, I—Yahweh,—Therefore have I distinguished you from the peoples, that ye may be mine.

Deuteronomy 14:2For, a holy people, thou art unto Yahweh thy God,—and, of thee, did Yahweh make choice, that thou shouldest become his people as a treasure, above all the peoples that are on the face of the ground.

Deuteronomy 28:1And it shall be, if thou wilt, hearken, unto the voice of Yahweh thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I am commanding thee to-day, then will Yahweh thy God set thee on high, above all the nations of the earth;

2 Samuel 7:24and hast established for thyself thy people Israel—for thyself as a people, unto times age-abiding,—thou thyself, also, O Yahweh, becoming their God.

Psalms 135:4For, Jacob, hath Yah chosen for himself, Israel, for his own treasure.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 26:17-19

Israel Reminded of the Covenant. ( b. c. 1451.) 16 This day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. 17 Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice: 18 And the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep… Read the whole commentary →

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