^7:8Rather it is because of his¹⁷ love¹⁸ for you and his faithfulness to the promise¹⁹ he solemnly vowed²⁰ to your ancestors²¹ that the Lord brought you out with great power,²² redeeming²³ you from the place of slavery, from the power²⁴ of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

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Footnotes

17 Heb “the Lord’s.” See note on “He” in .
18 For the verb אָהַב (’ahav, “to love”) as a term of choice or election, see note on the word “loved” in .
19 Heb “oath.” This is a reference to the promises of the so-called “Abrahamic Covenant” (cf. Gen 15:13–16).
20 Heb “swore on oath.”
21 Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 12, 13).
22 Heb “by a strong hand” ( similar); “with such amazing power.”
23 Redeeming you from the place of slavery. The Hebrew verb translated “redeeming” (from the root פָּדָה, padah) has the idea of redemption by the payment of a ransom. The initial symbol of this was the Passover lamb, offered by Israel to the Lord as ransom in exchange for deliverance from bondage and death (Exod 12:1–14). Later, the firstborn sons of Israel, represented by the Levites, became the ransom (Num 3:11–13). These were all types of the redemption effected by the death of Christ who described his atoning work as “a ransom for many” (Matt 20:28; cf. 1 Pet 1:18).
24 Heb “hand” (so , ), a metaphor for power or domination.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

but it is because the Lord loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your fathers, that the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But it was because the Lord loved you and kept the oath he swore to your ancestors that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But because the Lord loved you and kept the oath he swore to your ancestors, he brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed you from the place of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

NLTNew Living Translation

Rather, it was simply that the Lord loves you, and he was keeping the oath he had sworn to your ancestors. That is why the Lord rescued you with such a strong hand from your slavery and from the oppressive hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

but because of the love of Yahweh for you and because of his keeping of the sworn oath that he swore to your ancestors, Yahweh brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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