12:7 So I did just as I was commanded. I carried out my belongings packed for exile during the day, and at evening I dug myself a hole through the wall with my hands. I went out in the darkness, carrying my baggage 1 on my shoulder while they watched.
“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose Israel I swore 2 to the descendants 3 of the house of Jacob and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt. I swore 4 to them, “I am the Lord your God.”
1 tn The words “my baggage” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied from the context.
2 tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”
3 tn Heb “seed.”
4 tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”