⁵and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; In the day when ^gI chose Israel, and ^hlifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and ⁱmade myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I ^hlifted up mine hand unto them, saying, ^kI am the Lord your God; ⁶in the day that I ^hlifted up mine hand unto them, ^lto bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had ^mespied for them, ^lⁿflowing with milk and honey, which is ⁿthe glory of all lands:

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g Deut. 7. 6. So Ex. 6. 7.
h ver. 15, 23, 28, 42. ch. 36. 7. & 47. 14. Ps. 106. 26 (Heb.), which see. So Gen. 14. 22. Dan. 12. 7. Rev. 10. 5. Comp. Isai. 49. 22?
iSo Ex. 3. 8. & 4. 31.
h ver. 15, 23, 28, 42. ch. 36. 7. & 47. 14. Ps. 106. 26 (Heb.), which see. So Gen. 14. 22. Dan. 12. 7. Rev. 10. 5. Comp. Isai. 49. 22?
k ver. 7. Ex. 20. 2.
h ver. 15, 23, 28, 42. ch. 36. 7. & 47. 14. Ps. 106. 26 (Heb.), which see. So Gen. 14. 22. Dan. 12. 7. Rev. 10. 5. Comp. Isai. 49. 22?
lSee Ex. 3. 8.
m Num. 10. 33 (Heb.), &c.
lSee Ex. 3. 8.
n ver. 15. So ch. 25. 9. See Jer. 3. 19. Comp. Ps. 48. 2. Zech. 7. 14.
n ver. 15. So ch. 25. 9. See Jer. 3. 19. Comp. Ps. 48. 2. Zech. 7. 14.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: On the day when I chose Israel, I swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob, making myself known to them in the land of Egypt; I swore to them, saying, I am the Lord your God. On that day I swore to them that I would 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 most glorious of all lands.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore with uplifted hand to the descendants of Jacob and revealed myself to them in Egypt. With uplifted hand I said to them, “I am the Lord your God.” On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of Jacob’s house and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt. I swore to them, saying, “I am the Lord your God.” On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.

NLTNew Living Translation

Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: When I chose Israel—when I revealed myself to the descendants of Jacob in Egypt—I took a solemn oath that I, the Lord, would be their God. I took a solemn oath that day that I would bring them out of Egypt to a land I had discovered and explored for them—a good land, a land flowing with milk and honey, the best of all lands anywhere.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “On the day of my choosing Israel I swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob, and I made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, and I swore to them, saying, ‘I am Yahweh your God.’ On that day I swore to them to bring them out from the land of Egypt to the land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey—it is the most beautiful of all of the lands.

KJV 1900King James Version

And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the Lord your God; In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:

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