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.
||Or, sware: and so ver. 6, &c.
hver. 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.
hver. 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?
kver. 7. Ex. 20:2.
hver. 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.
nver. 15. So ch. 25:9. See Jer. 3:19. Comp. Ps. 48:2. Zech. 7:14.
nver. 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.