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href="/bsb/exodus/20.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/20.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/20.htm">English Standard Version</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="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I <i>am</i> the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/20.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, out of the house of bondage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I 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="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/20.htm">NASB 1977 </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="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“I am Yahweh 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="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I am the LORD your God, who has brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, the one who brought you out of Egypt where you were slaves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I am the LORD your God who brought you out of Egypt, where you were slaves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/20.htm">International Standard Version</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="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I am the LORD thy God, who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“I [am] your God YHWH, who has brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I am Jehovah thy God, who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I am Jehovah thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of servants.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“I am the Lord your God, who led you away from the land of Egypt, out of the house of servitude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/20.htm">New American Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“I AM LORD JEHOVAH your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt from the house of bondage.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/20-2.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/kVae3PiKqhs?start=4946" 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/exodus/20.htm">The Ten Commandments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>And God spoke all these words: <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. 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·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- 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·ḵā (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs:: 2ms) -- 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/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/1004.htm" title="1004: mib·bêṯ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">out of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ʿă·ḇå̄·ḏīm (N-mp) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">of slavery.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>You shall have no other gods before Me.…<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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/isaiah/43-3.htm">Isaiah 43:3</a></span><br />For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/16-14.htm">Jeremiah 16:14-15</a></span><br />Yet behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when they will no longer say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of Egypt.’ / Instead they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and all the other lands to which He had banished them.’ For I will return them to their land that I gave to their forefathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-5.htm">Ezekiel 20:5-7</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.’ / On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands. / And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-4.htm">Micah 6:4</a></span><br />For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-9.htm">1 Kings 8:9</a></span><br />There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9-11</a></span><br />You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea. / You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day. / You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-35.htm">Acts 7:35-36</a></span><br />This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. / He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Romans 9:17</a></span><br />For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-4</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. / They all ate the same spiritual food ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-9.htm">Hebrews 8:9</a></span><br />It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-5.htm">Jude 1:5</a></span><br />Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.</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 have brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.</p><p class="hdg">the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7,8</a></b></br> And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-1.htm">Leviticus 26:1,13</a></b></br> Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up <i>any</i> image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I <i>am</i> the LORD your God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-6.htm">Deuteronomy 5:6</a></b></br> I <i>am</i> the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.</p><p class="hdg">brought</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/10-1.htm">Exodus 10:1</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/11-1.htm">Exodus 11:1</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague <i>more</i> upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let <i>you</i> go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-1.htm">Exodus 12:1</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,</p><p class="hdg">out of the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Exodus 13:3</a></b></br> And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this <i>place</i>: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm">Deuteronomy 5:15</a></b></br> And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and <i>that</i> the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8</a></b></br> But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.</p><p class="hdg">bondage.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/13-14.htm">Bondage</a> <a href="/exodus/19-4.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/19-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/13-14.htm">Prison-House</a> <a href="/exodus/14-12.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/exodus/13-14.htm">Slavery</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/5-6.htm">Bondage</a> <a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/20-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-6.htm">Prison-House</a> <a href="/exodus/21-7.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-6.htm">Slavery</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/20-1.htm">The ten commandments are spoken by Jehovah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">The people are afraid, but Moses comforts them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/20-21.htm">Idolatry is forbidden</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/20-23.htm">Of what sort the altar should be</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'; 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The use of "LORD" in all caps signifies the divine name YHWH, which is considered sacred and is often translated as "Jehovah" or "Yahweh." This declaration emphasizes God's personal relationship with the Israelites, affirming His covenant with them. It echoes God's self-revelation to Moses in <a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14</a>, "I AM WHO I AM," highlighting His eternal and self-existent nature. This phrase sets the foundation for the commandments that follow, asserting that they come from the one true God who has a personal relationship with His people.<p><b>who brought you out of the land of Egypt</b><br>This phrase recalls the historical event of the Exodus, where God delivered the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. It serves as a reminder of God's power and faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. The Exodus is a central theme in the Old Testament, symbolizing salvation and liberation. It prefigures the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who frees believers from the bondage of sin. The mention of Egypt also serves as a geographical marker, grounding the narrative in a real historical context, supported by archaeological findings of ancient Egyptian civilization.<p><b>out of the house of slavery</b><br>This phrase underscores the condition from which the Israelites were rescued. "House of slavery" refers to the oppressive environment in Egypt where the Israelites were forced into hard labor. This liberation is a key aspect of Israel's identity and their relationship with God. It is a powerful metaphor for spiritual bondage, with the New Testament drawing parallels to the freedom believers receive through Christ (<a href="/galatians/5.htm">Galatians 5:1</a>). The deliverance from slavery is a recurring theme in Scripture, illustrating God's redemptive work throughout history.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The self-existent, eternal God who reveals Himself to Moses and the Israelites. He is the covenant-keeping God who delivers His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who were enslaved in Egypt and whom God delivered through Moses.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites were enslaved for 400 years. It represents bondage and oppression.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exodus.htm">The Exodus</a></b><br>The event of God delivering the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, demonstrating His power and faithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God gives the Ten Commandments to Moses, establishing His covenant with Israel.<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 identifies Himself as the LORD, emphasizing His authority and covenant relationship with His people. This identity is foundational for understanding His commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/deliverance_as_a_basis_for_obedience.htm">Deliverance as a Basis for Obedience</a></b><br>God's deliverance from Egypt is the basis for Israel's obedience. Similarly, our obedience to God should stem from gratitude for His deliverance from sin through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembering_god's_faithfulness.htm">Remembering God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were to remember their deliverance from Egypt, Christians are called to remember God's faithfulness in their lives, especially through the work of Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/freedom_from_bondage.htm">Freedom from Bondage</a></b><br>The physical deliverance from Egypt symbolizes the spiritual deliverance from sin. Christians are called to live in the freedom Christ provides, not returning to the bondage of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>God's declaration establishes a covenant relationship. Believers are invited into a covenant relationship with God through Jesus, marked by love, obedience, and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_catholic_commandments.htm">What are the Catholic Ten Commandments?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_totalitarianism.htm">What defines totalitarianism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_theme_of_house_of_bondage.htm">What is the theme of House of Bondage?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_arthur_pink.htm">What is the theme of House of Bondage?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">I am the Lord thy God.</span>--The binding nature of commands upon the conscience depends upon the authority of the person who issues them. That there might be no dispute as to what the authority was in the case of the Decalogue, God prefaced the commands themselves by this distinct statement. By whomsoever they were communicated (see the first Note on <a href="/exodus/20-1.htm" title="And God spoke all these words, saying,">Exodus 20:1</a>), they were the commands of Jehovah Himself.<p><span class= "bld">Which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt.</span>--Thus exhibiting at once Almighty power and the tenderest compassion and care. God desires the obedience which springs from love, not fear.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I am the Lord thy God</span>. The ten precepts were prefaced by this distinct announcement of who it was that uttered them. God would have the Israelites clearly understand, that he himself gave them the commandments. It is only possible to reconcile the declarations of the New Testament, that the law was given by the ministration of angels (<a href="/acts/7-53.htm">Acts 7:53</a>; <a href="/galatians/3-19.htm">Galatians 3:19</a>; <a href="/hebrews/2-2.htm">Hebrews 2:2</a>) with this and other plain statements, by regarding God the Son as the actual speaker. As <span class="accented">sent</span> by his father, he too was, in a certain sense, an angel (<span class="accented">i.e.</span>, a messenger). <span class="cmt_word">Which</span> <span class="cmt_word">brought</span> <span class="cmt_word">thee out of the land of Egypt</span>. God does not appeal to his authority as creator, but to his mercy and kindness as protector and deliverer. He would be obeyed by his people from a sentiment of love, not by fear. <span class="cmt_word">Out of the house of bondage</span>. Compare <a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Exodus 13:3, 14</a>; and for the ground of the expression, see <a href="/exodus/1-14.htm">Exodus 1:14</a>; <a href="/exodus/6-9.htm">Exodus 6:9</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/20-2.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">אָֽנֹכִ֖י֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </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">אֱלֹהֶ֑֔יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<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">אֲשֶׁ֧ר</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">הוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·ṣê·ṯî·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine 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">מֵאֶ֥רֶץ</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">מִצְרַ֖יִם</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">out of the house</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבֵּ֣֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of slavery.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲבָדִֽ֑ים׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/20-2.htm">OT Law: Exodus 20:2 I am Yahweh your God who brought (Exo. 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