Romans 15:10

“And again it says: Rejoice, nations, with his people.”

Romans 15:10 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Deuteronomy 32:43

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The Hebrew says “Acclaim his people with joy, nations”; Romans says “Rejoice, nations, with his people.”

Formula: καὶ πάλιν λέγει “and again it says” (Romans 15:10)

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Greek of the New Testament: καὶ πάλιν λέγει Εὐφράνθητε ἔθνη μετὰ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ

Hebrew (Masoretic text): הַרְנִינוּ גוֹיִם עַמּוֹ כִּי דַם עֲבָדָיו יִקּוֹם וְנָקָם יָשִׁיב לְצָרָיו וְכִפֶּר אַדְמָתוֹ עַמּוֹ

Septuagint (Deuteronomy 32:43 in the Septuagint numbering): εὐφράνθητε, οὐρανοί, ἅμα αὐτῶ, καὶ προσκυνησάτωσαν αὐτώ υἱοὶ εὐφράνθητε, ἔθνη, μετὰ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι τὸ αἷμα τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκδικήσει, καὶ ἀνταποδώσει δίκην τοῖς ἔ’ ἐχθροῖς. καὶ τοῖς μισοῦσιν ἀνταποδώσει, κα ἐκκαθαριεῖ κύριος τὴν γῆν τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 6 consecutive words: “Εὐφράνθητε ἔθνη μετὰ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Romans 15:10, word by word

againπάλινpalin

again

Once more, repeating what came before.

Where else “palin” appears
it saysλέγειlegei

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legei” appears
RejoiceΕὐφράνθητεEuphranthēte

rejoice

To feel joy over something good that happened or that God did.

Where else “Euphranthēte” appears
nationsἔθνηethnē

Gentile

The peoples who are not Israel.

Where else “ethnē” appears
his peopleλαοῦlaou

people

A people, above all Israel, God's people.

Where else “laou” appears

Translation note

Deuteronomy 32:43, according to the Greek.

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Quotation · Deuteronomy 32:43

The Hebrew says “Acclaim his people with joy, nations”; Romans says “Rejoice, nations, with his people.”

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Romans 15:10

10And again it says: Rejoice, nations, with his people.

Deuteronomy 32:43

43Acclaim, nations, his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and he will return vengeance to his adversaries, and make expiation for his land, his people.”

The context

9and that the nations might glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: Therefore I will praise you among the nations, and sing to your name.

10 · This verse (above)

11And again: Praise the Lord, all the nations, and let all the peoples praise him.

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  2. 2. What it means

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  3. 3. How I live it

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