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but[a] because of[b] the love of Yahweh for you and because of his keeping of the sworn oath that he swore to your ancestors,[c] Yahweh brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. So know that Yahweh your God, he is God, the trustworthy God, maintaining his[d] covenant and his[e] loyal love with those who love him and with those who keep his commandments to a thousand generations,[f] 10 but repaying those[g] who hate him in their own person[h] to destroy them;[i] he is not slow with those who hate him in their own person;[j] he repays them.[k]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 7:8 Or “for”
  2. Deuteronomy 7:8 Literally “from”
  3. Deuteronomy 7:8 Or “fathers”
  4. Deuteronomy 7:9 Hebrew “the”
  5. Deuteronomy 7:9 Hebrew “the”
  6. Deuteronomy 7:9 Hebrew “generation”
  7. Deuteronomy 7:10 Hebrew “the one”
  8. Deuteronomy 7:10 Literally “to their faces”
  9. Deuteronomy 7:10 Hebrew “him”; “them” in sense
  10. Deuteronomy 7:10 Literally “to their faces”
  11. Deuteronomy 7:10 Hebrew “him”

But it was because the Lord loved(A) you and kept the oath he swore(B) to your ancestors that he brought you out with a mighty hand(C) and redeemed(D) you from the land of slavery,(E) from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Know therefore that the Lord your God is God;(F) he is the faithful God,(G) keeping his covenant of love(H) to a thousand generations(I) of those who love him and keep his commandments.(J) 10 But

those who hate him he will repay to their face by destruction;
    he will not be slow to repay to their face those who hate him.(K)

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