Leviticus 26:13

11 And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.

12 And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

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.

14 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;

15 And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye 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

    And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.

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  • Psalms 116:16

    O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

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  • Exodus 20:2

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

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  • 1 Corinthians 6:19–20

    What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

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  • Leviticus 25:38

    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.

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  • Jeremiah 2:20

    For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.

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  • Leviticus 25:55

    For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

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  • Psalms 81:6–10

    I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.

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