Leviticus 25:38 KJV
I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
Thou and Ye
- your, you more than one
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Compassion towards the poorPoverty and decay are great grievances, and very common; the poor ye have always with you. Thou shalt relieve him; by sympathy, pitying the poor; by service,...
Thompson Chains
- Divine LeaderSee the chain from Deuteronomy 8:2 · 11 links
- Promised LandSee the chain from Genesis 12:7 · 15 links
- God's PeopleSee the chain from Exodus 19:5 · 11 links
Cross References
- Leviticus 11:45 For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
- Exodus 20:2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- Numbers 15:41 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.
- Genesis 17:7 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.
- Leviticus 22:32–33 Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you, …
- Jeremiah 31:1 At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
- Jeremiah 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
- Jeremiah 32:38 And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
- Hebrews 11:16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
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Topics
- Beneficence General scriptures concerning
- Debtor Laws concerning
- God Love of, exemplified
- Israel The law delivered to
- Jubilee Laws concerning
- Sabbath Signifying a period of rest
- Sabbatic year Ordinances concerning
- Servant Laws of Moses concerning
- Strangers Kindness to the poor of, required
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Places
- EgyptRegion · today Ain Shams · Location well established
- CanaanRegion · Location well established
- Places in Leviticus 25 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
- God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
- EgyptThe land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture.
- Canaan(1.) The fourth son of Ham (Gen 10:6). His descendants were under a curse in consequence of the transgression of his father (Gen...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- I am the LORD אֲנִי ʾănî Pronoun · first person common singular יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶם ʾĕlōhêkem אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
- which brought you forth אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative הוֹצֵאתִי hôṣēʾtî יָצָא Verb · hiphil perfect, first person common singular
- out of the land אֶתְכֶם ʾetkem Object marker · with suffix: second person masculine plural מֵאֶרֶץ mēʾereṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
- of Egypt מִצְרָיִם miṣrāyim מִצְרַיִם Proper name
- to give לָתֵת lātēt נָתַן Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- you the land לָכֶם lākem Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine plural אֶת ʾet Object marker אֶרֶץ ʾereṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct
- of Canaan כְּנַעַן kĕnaʿan כְּנַעַן Proper name
- to be your God לִהְיוֹת lihyôt Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition לָכֶם lākem Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine plural לֵאלֹהִים lēʾlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural · with preposition
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