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Psalm 135:4
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KJ21
For the Lord hath chosen Jacob for Himself, and Israel for His peculiar treasure.
ASV
For Jehovah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, And Israel for his own possession.
AMP
For the Lord has chosen [the descendants of] Jacob for Himself, Israel for His own special treasure and possession.
AMPC
For the Lord has chosen [the descendants of] Jacob for Himself, Israel for His peculiar possession and treasure.
BRG
For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
CSB
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his treasured possession.
CSBA
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his treasured possession.
CEB
Because the Lord chose Jacob as his own, God chose Israel as his treasured possession.
CJB
For Yah chose Ya‘akov for himself, Isra’el as his own unique treasure.
CEV
He chose the family of Jacob and the people of Israel for his very own.
DARBY
For Jah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, Israel for his own possession.
DRA
Who alone doth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.
ERV
The Lord chose Jacob to be his own. Yes, he chose Israel to be his own people.
EASY
The Lord chose Jacob's family for himself. Yes, he chose Israel's people to belong to him.
EHV
Yes, the Lord chose Jacob for himself. He chose Israel as his special treasure.
ESV
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.
ESVUK
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.
EXB
The Lord has chosen the people of Jacob for himself; he has chosen the people of Israel ·for his very own [as his special possession/treasure; Ex. 19:5–6; Deut. 7:6; 14:2; Mal. 3:17].
GNV
For the Lord hath chosen Jacob to himself, and Israel for his chief treasure.
GW
The Lord chose Jacob to be his own and chose Israel to be his own special treasure.
GNT
He chose Jacob for himself, the people of Israel for his own.
HCSB
For Yahweh has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel as His treasured possession.
ICB
The Lord has chosen the people of Jacob for himself. He has chosen the people of Israel for his very own.
ISV
It is Jacob whom the Lord chose for himself— Israel as his personal possession.
JUB
For JAH has chosen Jacob unto himself and Israel for his own possession.
KJV
For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
AKJV
For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
LSB
For Yah has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His treasured possession.
LEB
For Yah has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his special possession.
TLB
For the Lord has chosen Israel as his personal possession.
MSG
Hallelujah! Praise the name of God, praise the works of God. All you priests on duty in God’s temple, serving in the sacred halls of our God, Shout “Hallelujah!” because God’s so good, sing anthems to his beautiful name. And why? Because God chose Jacob, embraced Israel as a prize possession.
MEV
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, and Israel for His special possession.
NOG
Yah chose Jacob to be his own and chose Israel to be his own special treasure.
NABRE
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his treasured possession.
NASB
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel as His own possession.
NASB1995
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His own possession.
NCB
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his treasured possession.
NCV
The Lord has chosen the people of Jacob for himself; he has chosen the people of Israel for his very own.
NET
Indeed, the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel to be his special possession.
NIRV
The Lord has chosen the people of Jacob to be his own. He has chosen Israel to be his special treasure.
NIV
For the Lord has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession.
NIVUK
For the Lord has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession.
NKJV
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His special treasure.
NLV
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself. Israel belongs to Him.
NLT
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own special treasure.
NRSVA
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.
NRSVACE
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.
NRSVCE
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.
NRSVUE
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.
OJB
For Hashem hath chosen Ya’akov unto Himself, and Yisroel for His segullah (peculiar treasure).
RGT
For the LORD has chosen Jacob for Himself and Israel for His chief treasure.
RSV
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.
RSVCE
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.
TLV
For Adonai has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel as His treasured possession.
VOICE
For the Eternal made His choice; He selected Jacob as His own; He claimed Israel as His possession.
WEB
For Yah has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own possession.
WYC
For the Lord chose Jacob to himself; [and] Israel into possession to himself. (For the Lord chose Jacob for himself; yea, he chose Israel as his special possession.)
YLT
For Jacob hath Jah chosen for Himself, Israel for His peculiar treasure.
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