Deuteronomy 7:9
ContextNETBible | So realize that the Lord your God is the true God, 1 the faithful God who keeps covenant faithfully 2 with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations, |
XREF | Ge 17:7; Ex 20:6; Ex 34:6,7; De 5:10; 1Ch 16:15; Ne 1:5; Ps 119:75; Ps 146:6; Isa 49:7; La 3:23; Da 9:4; Ro 8:28; 1Co 1:9; 1Co 8:3; 1Co 10:3; 2Co 1:18; 1Th 5:24; 2Th 3:3; 2Ti 2:13; Tit 1:2; Heb 6:18; Heb 10:23; Heb 11:11; Jas 1:12; 1Jo 1:9 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “the God.” The article here expresses uniqueness; cf. TEV “is the only God”; NLT “is indeed God.” 2 tn Heb “who keeps covenant and loyalty.” The syndetic construction of בְּרִית (bÿrit) and חֶסֶד (khesed) should be understood not as “covenant” plus “loyalty” but as an adverbial construction in which חֶסֶד (“loyalty”) modifies the verb שָׁמַר (shamar, “keeps”). |