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I am the LORD your God.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt that I might be your God. I am the LORD your God!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the LORD your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I <i>am</i> the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I <i>am</i> the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God; I am the LORD your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I am the LORD your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God; I am the LORD your God.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I am the LORD your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God; I am the LORD your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I am Yahweh your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God; I am Yahweh your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God; I am the LORD your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am Yahweh your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God; I am Yahweh your God.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am Jehovah your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God who led you out of Egypt." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God; I brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am Yahweh your God.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I [am] your God YHWH, who has brought you out from the land of Egypt to become your God; I [am] your God YHWH.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I am Jehovah your God, who hath brought you out from the land of Egypt to become your God; I, Jehovah, am your God.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I am Jehovah your God who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to be to you for God; I am Jehovah your God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that I might be your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I am the Lord your God, who led you away from the land of Egypt, so that I may be your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I, the LORD, am your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I, the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God; I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I AM LORD JEHOVAH your God who have brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God; I AM LORD JEHOVAH your God.” <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I <i>am</i> the Lord your God that brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I <i>am</i> the Lord your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/15-41.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=5022" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/15.htm">The Law of Tassels</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">40</span>Then you will remember and obey all My commandments, and you will be holy to your God. <span class="reftext">41</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">am the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: hō·w·ṣê·ṯî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">brought you out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: lih·yō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">to be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">your</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God.</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">am the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2</a></span><br />“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-13.htm">Leviticus 26:13</a></span><br />I 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-6.htm">Deuteronomy 5:6</a></span><br />“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a></span><br />I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-46.htm">Exodus 29:46</a></span><br />And they will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I might dwell among them. I am the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-5.htm">Ezekiel 20:5</a></span><br />and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-19.htm">Ezekiel 20:19</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-20.htm">Ezekiel 20:20</a></span><br />Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-44.htm">Ezekiel 20:44</a></span><br />Then you will know, O house of Israel, that I am the LORD, when I have dealt with you for the sake of My name and not according to your wicked ways and corrupt acts, declares the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/81-10.htm">Psalm 81:10</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-4.htm">Hosea 13:4</a></span><br />Yet 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-32.htm">John 8:32-36</a></span><br />Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” / “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?” / Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-1.htm">Galatians 5:1</a></span><br />It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-18.htm">Romans 6:18</a></span><br />You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/22-33.htm">Leviticus 22:33</a></b></br> That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I <i>am</i> the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/25-38.htm">Leviticus 25:38</a></b></br> I <i>am</i> the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, <i>and</i> to be your God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-45.htm">Psalm 105:45</a></b></br> That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/14-22.htm">Egypt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/20-5.htm">Egypt</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-1.htm">The law of the meat offering, and the drink offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-14.htm">The stranger is under the same law</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-17.htm">The law of the first of the dough</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-22.htm">The sacrifice for sins of ignorance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-30.htm">The punishment of presumption</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-32.htm">He who violated the Sabbath is stoned</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-37.htm">The law of tassels</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I am the LORD your God</b><br>This phrase establishes the identity and authority of God over the Israelites. The use of "LORD" (YHWH) is significant as it is the covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature. This declaration is a reminder of the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2-3</a>), reinforcing the exclusive worship and allegiance to God. It underscores the personal relationship between God and His people, highlighting His role as their protector and provider.<p><b>who brought you out of the land of Egypt</b><br>This phrase recalls the historical event of the Exodus, a foundational moment for Israel. It signifies God's deliverance and power, demonstrating His faithfulness to His promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The Exodus is a central theme throughout the Old Testament, symbolizing salvation and liberation. It prefigures the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who frees believers from the bondage of sin (<a href="/john/8-36.htm">John 8:36</a>).<p><b>to be your God</b><br>This phrase indicates the purpose of God's deliverance: to establish a covenant relationship with Israel. It reflects the idea of God dwelling among His people, as seen in the tabernacle and later the temple. This relationship is characterized by mutual commitment, where God provides guidance, protection, and blessings, and the people respond with obedience and worship. It foreshadows the New Covenant through Christ, where believers become the temple of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a>).<p><b>I am the LORD your God.</b><br>The repetition of this phrase serves as an emphatic conclusion, reinforcing God's sovereignty and the importance of His covenant relationship with Israel. It is a call to remember and adhere to His commandments, as their identity and purpose are rooted in Him. This echoes throughout Scripture, reminding believers of their identity in Christ and their call to live according to His will (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal, self-existent nature and His relationship with Israel as their God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, whom He delivered from slavery in Egypt and to whom He gave His laws and commandments.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land of bondage from which God delivered the Israelites, symbolizing sin and oppression.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/exodus.htm">Exodus</a></b><br>The event of God leading the Israelites out of Egypt, demonstrating His power and faithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The ongoing relationship between God and Israel, established through His promises and laws.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_identity_and_authority.htm">God's Identity and Authority</a></b><br>Recognize that God’s declaration of being the LORD your God establishes His authority and rightful place in our lives. This identity calls for our reverence and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/deliverance_and_redemption.htm">Deliverance and Redemption</a></b><br>Reflect on the significance of God’s deliverance from Egypt as a foreshadowing of Christ’s redemptive work. Just as Israel was freed from physical bondage, we are freed from spiritual bondage through Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>Understand that God’s relationship with Israel was based on a covenant, which required faithfulness and obedience. As believers, we are called to live in a covenant relationship with God through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembrance_and_gratitude.htm">Remembrance and Gratitude</a></b><br>Cultivate a heart of gratitude by remembering God’s past deliverances in your life. This remembrance should lead to a deeper trust and commitment to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/exclusive_worship.htm">Exclusive Worship</a></b><br>Embrace the call to exclusive worship of God, rejecting any form of idolatry or divided allegiance. God’s declaration as the only true God demands our wholehearted devotion.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_israelites_universally_wear_tassels.htm">Numbers 15:37-41: Is there evidence, outside the Bible, that Israelites universally wore tassels to remember the commandments, or is this practice unattested?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_the_evidence_for_deut._1_10-11.htm">Deuteronomy 1:10-11 suggests a huge population in the desert; where is the archaeological evidence for such a large group?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_kill_uzzah_for_touching_the_ark.htm">Why does God kill Uzzah instantly for touching the Ark to prevent it from falling (2 Samuel 6:7)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god's_patience_consistent_with_swift_judgment.htm">Numbers 14:18 insists that God is slow to anger yet punishes sin; how can this be consistent with the immediate, severe judgment in the same chapter?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 41.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I am the Lord your God.</span> This intensely solemn formula, here twice repeated, may serve to show how intimately the smallest observances of the Law were connected with the profoundest and most comforting of spiritual truths, if only observed in faith and true obedience. The whole of religion, theoretical and practical, lay in those words, and that whole was hung upon a tassel. It is further to be noted that this precept was given during the years of exile, and probably given as one which they <span class="accented">could</span> keep, and which would be helpful to them, at a time when almost all other distinctive observances were suspended. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/15-41.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֞י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brought you out</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹצֵ֤אתִי</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·ṣê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the land</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Egypt</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be</span><br /><span class="heb">לִהְי֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lih·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God.</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאלֹהִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(lê·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God.”</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/15-41.htm">Numbers 15:41 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/15-41.htm">Numbers 15:41 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/15-41.htm">Numbers 15:41 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/15-41.htm">Numbers 15:41 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/15-41.htm">Numbers 15:41 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/15-41.htm">Numbers 15:41 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/15-41.htm">Numbers 15:41 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/15-41.htm">Numbers 15:41 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/15-41.htm">Numbers 15:41 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/15-41.htm">Numbers 15:41 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/15-41.htm">OT Law: Numbers 15:41 I am Yahweh your God who brought (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/15-40.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 15:40"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 15:40" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/16-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 16:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 16:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>