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Exodus 19:4

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19:4‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt and how I lifted you on eagles’ wings8 and brought you to myself.9

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Footnotes

  1. 8 The figure compares the way a bird would teach its young to fly and leave the nest with the way Yahweh brought Israel out of Egypt. The bird referred to could be one of several species of eagles, but more likely is the griffin-vulture. The image is that of power and love.
  2. 9 The language here is the language of a bridegroom bringing the bride to the chamber. This may be a deliberate allusion to another metaphor for the covenant relationship.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

‘You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.

NLTNew Living Translation

‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians. You know how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and I brought you to me.

KJV 1900King James Version

Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.