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. I brought you out of Egypt, the country where you were slaves. 3You must not have any other gods except me. 4You must not make any idol for yourself. Do not make a false god in the shape of anything that is in the sky above. Do not make one in the shape of anything on the earth or in the sea.

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 17:7My covenant with you is very strong. I am making it with you and with your descendants. It will continue for generation after generation of your descendants, for all time. I will be your God. I will also be the God of all your descendants.
• Leviticus 26:1You must not make idols from stones and worship them. You must not draw things on stones and bend down in front of them. I am the Lord your God.
• Deuteronomy 5:6‘I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of Egypt, the country where you were slaves.
• Deuteronomy 6:4Listen, Israelites! The Lord alone is our God. There is no other true God.
• 2 Chronicles 28:5Because of this, the Lord his God put Ahaz under the power of the king of Syria. Syria's army won a battle against Ahaz's men. The king of Syria took many of Ahaz's people to Damascus as his prisoners. The Lord also allowed the king of Israel to attack Ahaz. Israel's soldiers completely won the battle against Ahaz.
• Psalms 50:7He says, ‘Listen to me, my people, and I will speak to you. I have something to say against you, Israel. I am God, your God.
• Psalms 81:10I am the Lord, your God. I brought you out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with many good things.”
• Jeremiah 31:1The Lord says this: ‘When that time comes, I will be the God of every family in Israel. And they will be my people.’
• Hosea 13:4The Lord says, ‘I am the Lord your God. I brought you out from Egypt. You must not serve any other God. No one else can save you except me.
• Romans 3:29God is not God only for Jewish people. He is also God for the Gentiles. Yes! He is the God for all people.
• Romans 10:12It says ‘everyone’. There is no difference between Jews and Gentiles. There is the same Lord for all of them. He helps everyone who asks him with many good things.
• Exodus 10:1Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Go to see Pharaoh. I have caused his mind to become hard. I have also caused his officers' minds to become hard. I have done this so that I can do miracles to show him my power.
• Exodus 11:1The Lord said to Moses, ‘I will cause Pharaoh and Egypt to have one more trouble. Then Pharaoh will let you go out of Egypt. He will cause you to leave very quickly and go away from him.
• Exodus 12:1The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in the country of Egypt.
• Exodus 13:1The Lord spoke to Moses.
• Exodus 14:1Then the Lord said 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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In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• God
• Egypt, Egyptian
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Commit
• Covet
• Grave
• Guiltless
• Hold
• Likeness

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