Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. New Living Translation “I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery. English Standard Version “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Berean Standard Bible “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. King James Bible I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. New King James Version “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. New American Standard Bible “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. NASB 1995 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. NASB 1977 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Legacy Standard Bible “I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Amplified Bible “I am the LORD your God, who has brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Christian Standard Bible I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery. Holman Christian Standard Bible I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery. American Standard Version I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Contemporary English Version I am the LORD your God, the one who brought you out of Egypt where you were slaves. English Revised Version I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. GOD'S WORD® Translation "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt. Good News Translation "I am the LORD your God who brought you out of Egypt, where you were slaves. International Standard Version "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Majority Standard Bible ?I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. NET Bible "I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery. New Heart English Bible "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Webster's Bible Translation I am the LORD thy God, who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. World English Bible “I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“I [am] your God YHWH, who has brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants. Young's Literal Translation I am Jehovah thy God, who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants. Smith's Literal Translation I am Jehovah thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of servants. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Catholic Public Domain Version “I am the Lord your God, who led you away from the land of Egypt, out of the house of servitude. New American Bible I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. New Revised Standard Version I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated “I AM LORD JEHOVAH your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt from the house of bondage. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Brenton Septuagint Translation I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Ten Commandments1And God spoke all these words: 2“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 3You shall have no other gods before Me.… Cross References Deuteronomy 5:6 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Leviticus 26:13 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. Hosea 13:4 Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me. Psalm 81:10 I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it. Isaiah 43:3 For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place. Jeremiah 16:14-15 Yet behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when they will no longer say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of Egypt.’ / Instead they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and all the other lands to which He had banished them.’ For I will return them to their land that I gave to their forefathers. Ezekiel 20:5-7 and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’ / On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands. / And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’ Micah 6:4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam. 1 Kings 8:9 There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of the land of Egypt. Nehemiah 9:9-11 You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea. / You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day. / You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters. Acts 7:35-36 This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. / He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness. Romans 9:17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. / They all ate the same spiritual food ... Hebrews 8:9 It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord. Jude 1:5 Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe. Treasury of Scripture I am the LORD your God, which have brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. the Lord 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… Leviticus 26:1,13 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God… Deuteronomy 5:6 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. brought Exodus 10:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him: Exodus 11:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether. Exodus 12:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, out of the 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. Deuteronomy 5:15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day. Deuteronomy 7:8 But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. bondage. Jump to Previous Bondage Egypt House Prison-House Servants SlaveryJump to Next Bondage Egypt House Prison-House Servants SlaveryExodus 20 1. The ten commandments are spoken by Jehovah18. The people are afraid, but Moses comforts them 21. Idolatry is forbidden 23. Of what sort the altar should be I am the LORD your God This phrase begins with a powerful declaration of identity and relationship. The Hebrew word for "LORD" is "YHWH," often vocalized as Yahweh, which is the personal name of God revealed to Moses at the burning bush (Exodus 3:14). This name signifies God's eternal, self-existent nature and His covenantal faithfulness. The phrase "your God" emphasizes a personal relationship with the Israelites, indicating that Yahweh is not a distant deity but one who is intimately involved with His people. This relationship is foundational to the covenant and underscores the personal commitment God has to His chosen people. who brought you out of the land of Egypt out of the house of slavery Which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt.--Thus exhibiting at once Almighty power and the tenderest compassion and care. God desires the obedience which springs from love, not fear. Verse 2. - I am the Lord thy God. The ten precepts were prefaced by this distinct announcement of who it was that uttered them. God would have the Israelites clearly understand, that he himself gave them the commandments. It is only possible to reconcile the declarations of the New Testament, that the law was given by the ministration of angels (Acts 7:53; Galatians 3:19; Hebrews 2:2) with this and other plain statements, by regarding God the Son as the actual speaker. As sent by his father, he too was, in a certain sense, an angel (i.e., a messenger). Which brought thee out of the land of Egypt. God does not appeal to his authority as creator, but to his mercy and kindness as protector and deliverer. He would be obeyed by his people from a sentiment of love, not by fear. Out of the house of bondage. Compare Exodus 13:3, 14; and for the ground of the expression, see Exodus 1:14; Exodus 6:9.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Iאָֽנֹכִ֖י֙ (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I am the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God, אֱלֹהֶ֑֔יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative who אֲשֶׁ֧ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that brought you out הוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָ (hō·w·ṣê·ṯî·ḵā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim of the land מֵאֶ֥רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of Egypt, מִצְרַ֖יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa out of the house מִבֵּ֣֥ית (mib·bêṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of slavery. עֲבָדִֽ֑ים׃ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5650: Slave, servant Links Exodus 20:2 NIVExodus 20:2 NLT Exodus 20:2 ESV Exodus 20:2 NASB Exodus 20:2 KJV Exodus 20:2 BibleApps.com Exodus 20:2 Biblia Paralela Exodus 20:2 Chinese Bible Exodus 20:2 French Bible Exodus 20:2 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 20:2 I am Yahweh your God who brought (Exo. 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