Deuteronomy 26:19 KJV

And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.

Thou and Ye

  • thee, thou, thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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  • The covenant between God and the peopleMoses here enforces the precepts. They are God's laws, therefore thou shalt do them, to that end were they given thee; do them, and dispute them not; do...

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Cross References

  • Deuteronomy 7:6 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
  • Deuteronomy 28:1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
  • Exodus 19:6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
  • Deuteronomy 4:7–8 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for? …
  • 1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

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  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And to make וּלְתִתְּךָ ûlĕtittĕkā נָתַן Verb · qal infinitive construct · with and, preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
  • thee high עֶלְיוֹן ʿelyôn עֶלְיוֹן Adjective · masculine singular
  • above all nations עַל ʿal Preposition כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הַגּוֹיִם haggôyim גּוֹי Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • which he hath made אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative עָשָׂה ʿāśâ עָשָׂה Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • in praise לִתְהִלָּה lithillâ תְּהִלָּה Noun · feminine singular · with preposition
  • and in name וּלְשֵׁם ûlĕšēm שֵׁם Noun · masculine singular · with and, preposition
  • and in honour וּלְתִפְאָרֶת ûlĕtipʾāret תִּפְאָרָה Noun · feminine singular · with and, preposition
  • and that thou mayest be an holy קָדֹשׁ qādōš קָדוֹשׁ Adjective · masculine singular כַּאֲשֶׁר kaʾăšer Relative · with preposition
  • people וְלִהְיֹתְךָ wĕlihyōtĕkā Verb · qal infinitive construct · with and, preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular עַם ʿam עַם Noun · masculine singular
  • unto the LORD לַיהוָה layhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name · with preposition
  • thy God אֱלֹהֶיךָ ʾĕlōhêkā אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • as he hath spoken דִּבֵּר dibbēr דָבַר Verb · piel perfect, third person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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