| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 14:2:1 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Deuteronomy 14:2:2 ⧉עַ֤םama people Deuteronomy 14:2:3 ⧉קָדוֹשׁ֙kadoshholy Deuteronomy 14:2:4 ⧉אַתָּ֔הatayou Deuteronomy 14:2:5 ⧉לַיהוָ֖הlayahwehto the LORD Deuteronomy 14:2:6 ⧉אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָelohekhayour God Deuteronomy 14:2:7 ⧉וּבְךָ֞uvekhaand you Deuteronomy 14:2:8 ⧉בָּחַ֣רbakharhe has chosen Deuteronomy 14:2:9 ⧉יְהוָ֗הyahwehthe LORD Deuteronomy 14:2:10 ⧉לִֽהְי֥וֹתlihyotto be Deuteronomy 14:2:11 ⧉לוֹ֙lofor him Deuteronomy 14:2:12 ⧉לְעַ֣םleamfor a people Deuteronomy 14:2:13 ⧉סְגֻלָּ֔הsegulatreasured possession Deuteronomy 14:2:14 ⧉מִכֹּל֙mikolfrom all Deuteronomy 14:2:15 ⧉הָֽעַמִּ֔יםhaamimimthe peoples Deuteronomy 14:2:16 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֖רasherwho Deuteronomy 14:2:17 ⧉עַל־פְּנֵ֥יalpeneion the face of Deuteronomy 14:2:18 ⧉הָאֲדָמָֽה׃סhaadamathe earth |
| 2. Formal Translation For you are a holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be for Him a people, a treasured possession from all the peoples on the face of the earth. |
| 2. Dynamic Translation You are a holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be His treasured possession, set apart from all other nations on earth. |