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Exodus 20:2

Egypt
SalvationGod's faithfulnessIdentity and self-worth

1 And God spake all these words, saying,

I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

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BSB
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
KJV
I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
WEB
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
ASV
I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
DARBY
I am Jehovah thy God, who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
BLB
“I [am] YHWH your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
ÅB
Jeg er Herren din Gud, som førte deg ut fra Egypt; ut fra slavehuset.
OTB
"Jeg er Herren din Gud, som befridde deg fra landet Egypt, fra trellehuset.
B1930
Jeg er Herren din Gud, som førte dig ut av Egyptens land, av trælehuset.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 5:6

    I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

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  • Hosea 13:4

    Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.

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  • Leviticus 26:13

    I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.

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  • Psalms 81:10

    I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

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  • Exodus 13:3

    And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.

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  • Leviticus 19:36

    Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

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  • Genesis 17:7–8

    And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

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  • Deuteronomy 26:6–8

    And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

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