Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleYet the LORD has set His affection on your fathers and loved them. And He has chosen you, their descendants after them, above all the peoples, even to this day. Young's Literal Translation only in thy fathers hath Jehovah delighted—to love them, and He doth fix on their seed after them—on you, out of all the peoples as [at] this day; King James Bible Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, [even] you above all people, as [it is] this day. Hebrew Yetרַ֧ק (raq) Adverb Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has set His affection חָשַׁ֥ק (ḥā·šaq) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2836: To cling, join, to love, delight in, elliptically, to deliver on your fathers בַּאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ (ba·’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father and loved לְאַהֲבָ֣ה (lə·’a·hă·ḇāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f them. אוֹתָ֑ם (’ō·w·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case And He has chosen you, וַיִּבְחַ֞ר (way·yiḇ·ḥar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 977: To try, select their descendants בְּזַרְעָ֣ם (bə·zar·‘ām) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity after אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם (’a·ḥă·rê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 310: The hind or following part them, בָּכֶ֛ם (bā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew above all מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the peoples, הָעַמִּ֖ים (hā·‘am·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock even to this day. כַּיּ֥וֹם (kay·yō·wm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day |