The Ten Commandments
Exodus 20:2
In 11 translations
- 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.bondage: Heb. servants
- WEB
- “I am Yahweh 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.
- LSV
- “I [am] your God YHWH, who has brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants.
- YLT
- I [am] Jehovah thy God, who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants.
- DBY
- I am Jehovah thy God, who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.Elohim
- DRC
- I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- GNV
- I am the Lord thy God, which haue brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- JPS
- I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- LXXE
- I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (5)
- alternative punctuation in major manuscripts reads אָֽנֹכִי֙; Leningrad Codex reads אָֽנֹכִ֖י֙ (“I”).
- alternative punctuation in major manuscripts reads אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ; Leningrad Codex reads אֱלֹהֶ֑֔יךָ (“God your”).
- alternative punctuation in major manuscripts reads מִבֵּ֣ית; Leningrad Codex reads מִבֵּ֣֥ית (“from a house of”).
- Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia reads עֲבָדִֽ֑ים׃; Leningrad Codex reads עֲבָדִיֽ֑ם׃ (“slaves”).
- alternative punctuation in major manuscripts reads עֲבָדִ֑ים׃; Leningrad Codex reads עֲבָדִיֽ֑ם׃ (“slaves”).
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- אָֽנֹכִ֖י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ אֲשֶׁ֧ר הוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם מִבֵּ֥ית עֲבָדִֽים׃אָֽנֹכִ֖יאָֽנֹכִי֙אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָאֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָמִ/בֵּ֥יתמִ/בֵּ֣יתעֲבָדִֽיםעֲבָדִ֑ים
- LXX-Br
- ἐγώ εἰμι Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου, ὅστις ἐξήγαγόν σε ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου, ἐξ οἴκου δουλείας.
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
AmramBondageDecalogueHammurabi, Code ofSinaiCovenant, Book of theFestivals, ReligiousLaw, JudicialTheocracy, the, or Immediate Government by GodGovernment
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Cross-references most cited first
- Deuteronomy 5:6“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Hosea 13:4Yet 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.
- Psalms 81:10I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
- Leviticus 26:13I 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.
- Exodus 13:3So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.
- Leviticus 19:36You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 17:7–8I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. And to you and your descendants I will give the land…
- Deuteronomy 26:6–8But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor. So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression. Then the LORD…
- Deuteronomy 7:8But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 5:15Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. That is why the LORD your God has commanded you to keep the Sabbath…
- Leviticus 23:43so that your descendants may know that I made the Israelites dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’”
- Leviticus 26:1“You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar; you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 15:15Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.
- Deuteronomy 13:10Stone him to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 6:4–5Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
- Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
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