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Deuteronomy 26:8
8and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with great terror [suffered by the Egyptians] and with signs and with wonders;
Deuteronomy 26:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:
- New International Version (NIV)So the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror and with signs and wonders.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great deeds of terror, with signs and wonders.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm, with great terror and with signs and wonders.
Context of Deuteronomy 26:8
6And the Egyptians treated us badly and oppressed us, and imposed hard labor on us. 7Then we cried out to the Lord, the God of our fathers for help, and He heard our voice and saw our suffering and our labor and our [cruel] oppression; and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with great terror [suffered by the Egyptians] and with signs and with wonders; 9and He has brought us to this place and has given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. 10And now, look, I have brought the first of the produce of the ground which You, O Lord, have given me.’ And you shall place it before the Lord your God, and shall worship before the Lord your God;
Read all of Deuteronomy 26Deuteronomy 26:8 word by word
וַיּוֹצִאֵ֤נוּ יְהוָה֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם בְּיָ֤ד חֲזָקָה֙ וּבִזְרֹ֣עַ נְטוּיָ֔ה וּבְמֹרָ֖א גָּדֹ֑ל וּבְאֹת֖וֹת וּבְמֹפְתִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- brought us forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- out of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- with a mightyחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
- handיָדyâd · handH3027
- and with an outstretchedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
- armזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220
- and with greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- terriblenessמוֹרָאmôrâ' môrâ' môrâh · fearH4172
- and with signsאוֹת'ôth · sign: miraculousH226
- and with wondersמוֹפֵתmôphêth môphêth · wonderH4159
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 26:8
- Deuteronomy 4:34Or has any [man-made] god ever tried to go and take for himself a nation from within another nation by trials, by signs and wonders and by war and by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm and by great terrors, as the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your [very] eyes?
- Deuteronomy 5:15You shall remember [with thoughtful concern] 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 by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.
- Exodus 12:37Now the Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides [the women and] the children.
- Exodus 13:3Moses said to the people, “Remember [solemnly observe and commemorate] this day on which you came out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage and slavery; for by a strong and powerful hand the Lord brought you out of this place. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.
- Psalms 78:12He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan [where Pharaoh resided].
- Psalms 105:27They exhibited His wondrous signs among them, Great miracles in the land of Ham (Egypt).
- Psalms 106:7Our fathers in Egypt did not understand nor appreciate Your miracles; They did not remember the abundance of Your mercies nor imprint Your lovingkindnesses on their hearts, But they were rebellious at the sea, at the Red Sea.
- Isaiah 63:12Who caused His glorious arm and infinite power to go at the right hand of Moses, Dividing the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 26:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8With a mighty hand, etc. - See on Deuteronomy 4:34; (note).Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15Under the covenant, God required his people to give him tribute every year, or even more often. Because Israel was an agricultural society, God asked for offerings of animals, crops, or grain. This tribute celebrated the great redemption of the Israelites during the exodus.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-152. Thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth--The Israelites in Canaan, being God's tenants-at-will, were required to give Him tribute in the form of first-fruits and tithes. No Israelite was at liberty to use any productions of his field until he had presented the required offerings. The tribute began to be exigible after the settlement in the promised land, and it was yearly repeated at one of the great feasts (Le 2:14; 23:10; 23:15; Nu…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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