“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose Israel I swore 1 to the descendants 2 of the house of Jacob and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt. I swore 3 to them, “I am the Lord your God.”
32:40 For I raise up my hand to heaven,
and say, ‘As surely as I live forever,
1 tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”
2 tn Heb “seed.”
3 tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”
4 tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”
5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
6 tn On this phrase see BDAG 1092 s.v. χρόνος.