17:7 This happened because the Israelites sinned against the Lord their God, who brought them up from the land of Egypt and freed them from the power of 6 Pharaoh king of Egypt. They worshiped 7 other gods;
1 tn Heb “and [if] not, may there be given to your servant a load [for] a pair of mules, earth.”
2 tn Heb “for your servant will not again make a burnt offering and sacrifice to other gods, only to the
3 tn Heb “they ate and drank.”
4 tn Heb “and they hid [it].”
5 tn Heb “and they took from there.”
5 tn Heb “and from under the hand of.” The words “freed them” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons.
6 tn Heb “feared.”