Leviticus 26:13

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¹¹ And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you.

¹² I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.

I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians. I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk in uprightness.

¹⁴ If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments,

¹⁵ and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians. I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk in uprightness.
KJV: 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.
WEB: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves. I have broken the bars of your yoke, and made you walk upright.
ASV: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bars of your yoke, and made you go upright.
DARBY: I am Jehovah your God, who 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 walk upright.
BLB: I [am] YHWH your⁺ God, who brought you⁺ out of the land of Egypt, that [you] should not be their slaves. And I have broken the bands of your⁺ yoke and made you walk upright.

ÅB: Jeg er Herren deres Gud, som førte dere ut av Egypt, for at dere ikke mere skulle være deres slaver, og jeg brøt sønder deres åks stenger og lot dere gå oppreist.
OTB: Jeg er Herren deres Gud, som førte dere ut av landet Egypt, så dere ikke lenger skulle være slaver; jeg brøt åkets stenger og gjorde det mulig for dere å gå med hodet hevet.
B1930: Jeg er Herren eders Gud, som førte eder ut av Egyptens land, forat I ikke mere skulde være deres træler, og jeg brøt sønder eders åks stenger og lot eder gå opreist.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 34:27
The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and delivered them from the hands that enslaved them.
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Psalms 116:16
Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
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Exodus 20:2
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
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1 Corinthians 6:19–20
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
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Leviticus 25:38
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.
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Jeremiah 2:20
“For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute.
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Leviticus 25:55
For the Israelites are My servants. They are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
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Psalms 81:6–10
“I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
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