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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.

Context of Exodus 20:2

1And God spoke all these words: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 3“You shall have no other gods before me. 4“You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.

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 establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
• Leviticus 26:1“ ‘Do not make idols or set up an image or a sacred stone for yourselves, and do not place a carved stone in your land to bow down before it. I am the Lord your God.
• Deuteronomy 5:6“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
• Deuteronomy 6:4Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
• 2 Chronicles 28:5Therefore the Lord his God delivered him into the hands of the king of Aram. The Arameans defeated him and took many of his people as prisoners and brought them to Damascus. He was also given into the hands of the king of Israel, who inflicted heavy casualties on him.
• 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 out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.
• Jeremiah 31:1“At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”
• Hosea 13:4“But I have been the Lord your God ever since you came out of Egypt. You shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me.
• Romans 3:29Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
• Romans 10:12For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and 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 perform these signs of mine among them
• Exodus 11:1Now the Lord had said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here, and when he does, he will drive you out completely.
• Exodus 12:1The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt,
• Exodus 13:1The Lord said 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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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