# Romans 11.7

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**Book:** [Romans](/codex/romans/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 5. Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6. But if it is by grace, it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace.
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> **7. What then? That which Israel seeketh for, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:**
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> 8. according as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this very day. 9. And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, And a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them: (Romans 11:5-9, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 5. Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6. And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.
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> **7. What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.**
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> 8. According as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day.” 9. David says, “Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, a stumbling block, and a retribution to them. (Romans 11:5-9, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 5. Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6. And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
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> **7. What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded <sup>blinded: or, hardened</sup>**
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> 8. (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. <sup>slumber: or, remorse</sup> 9. And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them: (Romans 11:5-9, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 5. So then also in the present time a remnant according to the choice of grace there hath been; 6. and if by grace, no more of works, otherwise the grace becometh no more grace; and if of works, it is no more grace, otherwise the work is no more work.
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> **7. What then? What Israel doth seek after, this it did not obtain, and the chosen did obtain, and the rest were hardened,**
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> 8. according as it hath been written, 'God gave to them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear,', unto this very day, 9. and David saith, 'Let their table become for a snare, and for a trap, and for a stumbling-block, and for a recompense to them; (Romans 11:5-9, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet.

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Hardening Pharaohs Heart Objection Defeater](/codex/hardening-pharaohs-heart-objection-defeater/)
- [Isaiah 14 Reverse Slavery Prophecy Objection Defeater](/codex/isaiah-14-reverse-slavery-prophecy-objection-defeater/), via [Romans 11.1-32](/codex/romans-11-1-32/)

**Concepts:**

- [Hardening Pharaohs Heart](/codex/hardening-pharaohs-heart/), via [Romans 11.7-8](/codex/romans-11-7-8/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.