Leviticus 25:38
36 Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
39 And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
40 But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:
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
- I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
- KJV
- I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
- WEB
- I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
- ASV
- I am Jehovah your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, [and] to be your God.
- DARBY
- I am Jehovah your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, to be your God.
- BLB
- I [am] YHWH your⁺ God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give to you⁺ the land of Canaan [and] to be your⁺ God.
- ÅB
- Jeg er Herren deres Gud, som førte dere ut av Egypt for å gi dere Kana'ans land og være deres Gud.
- OTB
- Jeg er Herren deres Gud, som førte dere ut av Egypt for å gi dere Kanaans land og for å være deres Gud.
- B1930
- Jeg er Herren eders Gud, som førte eder ut av Egyptens land for å gi eder Kana'ans land og være eders Gud.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 11:45
For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
Read in contextNumbers 15:41
I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God.
Read in contextExodus 20:2
I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Read in contextJeremiah 31:1
At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
Read in contextJeremiah 31:33
But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Read in contextGenesis 17:7
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.
Read in contextHebrews 11:16
But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Read in contextLeviticus 22:32–33
Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,
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