“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose Israel I swore 5 to the descendants 6 of the house of Jacob and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt. I swore 7 to them, “I am the Lord your God.”
1 tn Or “set apart my Sabbaths.”
2 tn Heb “and they will become a sign between me and you.”
1 tn Heb, “the sheep of my pasture, you are human.” See 36:37-38 for a similar expression. The possessive pronoun “my” is supplied in the translation to balance “I am your God” in the next clause.
1 tn Heb “each one, the detestable things of his eyes, throw away.” The Pentateuch does not refer to the Israelites worshiping idols in Egypt, but Josh 24:14 appears to suggest that they did so.
1 tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”
2 tn Heb “seed.”
3 tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”