Exodus 19:4
2 For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.
3 And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;
Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.
5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- ‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.
- KJV
- Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.
- WEB
- ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to myself.
- ASV
- Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles` wings, and brought you unto myself.
- DARBY
- Ye have seen what I have done to the Egyptians, and [how] I have borne you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.
- BLB
- ‘You⁺ yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and I bore you⁺ up on wings of eagles, and I brought you⁺ to Myself.
- ÅB
- Dere har sett hva jeg har gjort med egypterne, og hvordan jeg har båret dere på ørnevinger og ført dere til meg.
- OTB
- ‘Dere har vært vitne til hva jeg gjorde med egypterne, og hvordan jeg bar dere som på ørnevinger og brakte dere til meg selv.
- B1930
- I har sett hvad jeg har gjort med egypterne, og hvorledes jeg har båret eder på ørnevinger og ført eder til mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 32:11–12
As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
Read in contextIsaiah 63:9
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
Read in contextIsaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 29:2
And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land;
Read in contextRevelation 12:14
And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:33–36
Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:9
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;
Read in contextExodus 7:1–14
And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
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