Exodus 20:2

Exodus 20:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
• New International Version (NIV)“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Context of Exodus 20:2

1Then God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery. 3Do not have other gods besides me. 4Do not make an idol for yourself, whether in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth.

Exodus 20:2 word by word

אָֽנֹכִ֖י֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֧ר הוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם מִבֵּ֣֥ית עֲבָדִיֽ֑ם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• which have broughtיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• thee out of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• out of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of bondageעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650

Cross-references for Exodus 20:2

• Genesis 17:7I will confirm my covenant that is between me and you and your future offspring throughout their generations. It is a permanent covenant to be your God and the God of your offspring after you.
• Leviticus 26:1“Do not make worthless idols for yourselves, set up a carved image or sacred pillar for yourselves, or place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the Lord your God.
• Deuteronomy 5:6I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.
• Deuteronomy 6:4“Listen, Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
• 2 Chronicles 28:5So the Lord his God handed Ahaz over to the king of Aram. He attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also handed over to the king of Israel, who struck him with great force:
• Psalms 50:7“Listen, my people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel. I am God, your God.
• Psalms 81:10I am the Lord your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
• Jeremiah 31:1“At that time” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”
• Hosea 13:4I have been the Lord your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but me, and no Savior exists besides me.
• Romans 3:29Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
• Romans 10:12since there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, because the same Lord of all richly blesses all who call on him.
• Exodus 10:1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials so that I may do these miraculous signs of mine among them,
• Exodus 11:1The Lord said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you out of here.
• Exodus 12:1The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,
• Exodus 13:1The Lord spoke to Moses:
• Exodus 14:1Then the Lord spoke to Moses:

Commentaries on Exodus 20:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I am the Lord thy God - אלהיך יהוה Yehovah eloheycha . On the word Jehovah, which we here translate Lord, see Clarke's note on Genesis 2:4, and see Clarke's note on Exodus 6:3. And on the word Elohim, here translated God, see Clarke's note on Genesis 1:1. It is worthy of remark that each individual is addressed here, and not the people collectively, though they are all necessarily included; that each might feel that he was bound for himself to hear and do…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-17Verses 1-17 The Hebrew name which is rendered in our King James Version as the ten commandments occurs in Exodus 34:28; Deuteronomy 4:13; Deuteronomy 10:4. It literally means “the Ten Words.” The Ten Commandments are also called the law, even the commandment Exodus 24:12, the words of the covenant Exodus 34:28, the tables of the covenant Deuteronomy 9:9, the covenant Deuteronomy 4:13, the two tables Deuteronomy 9:10, Deuteronomy 9:17, and, most…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2This sentence is part of the introduction in the ancient covenant format. It provides the historical context that makes the agreement between two groups possible and reasonable. We are told that the LORD your God offered the covenant. He was not an unknown god who offered this special relationship. He was the God of Israel’s ancestors who showed his power and care directly to them. This revelation was a gracious act of rescue, proving he is the only God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. I am the Lord thy God--This is a preface to the ten commandments--the latter clause being specially applicable to the case of the Israelites, while the former brings it home to all mankind; showing that the reasonableness of the law is founded in their eternal relation as creatures to their Creator, and their mutual relations to each other.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Exodus 20

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings