Deuteronomy 6:21

6:21 you must say to them, ¹  “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt in a powerful way. ² 

Deuteronomy 19:12

19:12 The elders of his own city must send for him and remove him from there to deliver him over to the blood avenger ³  to die.

Deuteronomy 26:8

26:8 Therefore the Lord brought us out of Egypt with tremendous strength and power, ⁴  as well as with great awe-inspiring signs and wonders.

Deuteronomy 1:27

1:27 You complained among yourselves privately ⁵  and said, “Because the Lord hates us he brought us from Egypt to deliver us over to the Amorites so they could destroy us!

Deuteronomy 9:26

9:26 I prayed to him: ⁶  O, Lord God, ⁷  do not destroy your people, your valued property ⁸  that you have powerfully redeemed, ⁹  whom you brought out of Egypt by your strength. ¹⁰ 

Deuteronomy 19:21

19:21 You must not show pity; the principle will be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot. ¹¹ 

Deuteronomy 5:15

5:15 Recall that you were slaves in the land of Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there by strength and power. ¹²  That is why the Lord your God has commanded you to observe ¹³  the Sabbath day.

Deuteronomy 7:8

7:8 Rather it is because of his ¹⁴  love ¹⁵  for you and his faithfulness to the promise ¹⁶  he solemnly vowed ¹⁷  to your ancestors ¹⁸  that the Lord brought you out with great power, ¹⁹  redeeming ²⁰  you from the place of slavery, from the power ²¹  of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

[6:21]  ¹ tn Heb “to your son.”

[6:21]  ² tn Heb “by a strong hand.” The image is that of a warrior who, with weapon in hand, overcomes his enemies. The Lord is commonly depicted as a divine warrior in the Book of Deuteronomy (cf. 5:15; 7:8; 9:26; 26:8).

[19:12]  ³ tn The גֹאֵל הַדָּם (go’el haddam, “avenger of blood”) would ordinarily be a member of the victim’s family who, after due process of law, was invited to initiate the process of execution (cf. Num 35:16-28). See R. Hubbard, NIDOTTE 1:789-94.

[26:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “by a powerful hand and an extended arm.” These are anthropomorphisms designed to convey God’s tremendously great power in rescuing Israel from their Egyptian bondage. They are preserved literally in many English versions (cf. KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV).

[1:27]  ⁷ tn Heb “in your tents,” that is, privately.

[9:26]  ⁹ tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 9:3.

[9:26]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Lord Lord” (אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה, ’adonay yÿhvih). The phrase is customarily rendered by Jewish tradition as “Lord God” (אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהִים, ’adonay ’elohim). See also the note on the phrase “Lord God” in Deut 3:24.

[9:26]  ¹¹ tn Heb “your inheritance”; NLT “your special (very own NRSV) possession.” Israel is compared to landed property that one would inherit from his ancestors and pass on to his descendants.

[9:26]  ¹² tn Heb “you have redeemed in your greatness.”

[9:26]  ¹³ tn Heb “by your strong hand.”

[19:21]  ¹¹ sn This kind of justice is commonly called lex talionis or “measure for measure” (cf. Exod 21:23-25; Lev 24:19-20). It is likely that it is the principle that is important and not always a strict application. That is, the punishment should fit the crime and it may do so by the payment of fines or other suitable and equitable compensation (cf. Exod 22:21; Num 35:31). See T. S. Frymer-Kensky, “Tit for Tat: The Principle of Equal Retribution in Near Eastern and Biblical Law,” BA 43 (1980): 230-34.

[5:15]  ¹³ tn Heb “by a strong hand and an outstretched arm,” the hand and arm symbolizing divine activity and strength. Cf. NLT “with amazing power and mighty deeds.”

[5:15]  ¹⁴ tn Or “keep” (so KJV, NRSV).

[7:8]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “the Lord’s.” See note on “He” in 7:6.

[7:8]  ¹⁶ tn For the verb אָהַב (’ahav, “to love”) as a term of choice or election, see note on the word “loved” in Deut 4:37.

[7:8]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “oath.” This is a reference to the promises of the so-called “Abrahamic Covenant” (cf. Gen 15:13-16).

[7:8]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “swore on oath.”

[7:8]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 12, 13).

[7:8]  ²⁰ tn Heb “by a strong hand” (NAB similar); NLT “with such amazing power.”

[7:8]  ²¹ sn Redeeming you from the place of slavery. The Hebrew verb translated “redeeming” (from the root פָּדָה, padah) has the idea of redemption by the payment of a ransom. The initial symbol of this was the Passover lamb, offered by Israel to the Lord as ransom in exchange for deliverance from bondage and death (Exod 12:1-14). Later, the firstborn sons of Israel, represented by the Levites, became the ransom (Num 3:11-13). These were all types of the redemption effected by the death of Christ who described his atoning work as “a ransom for many” (Matt 20:28; cf. 1 Pet 1:18).

[7:8]  ²² tn Heb “hand” (so KJV, NRSV), a metaphor for power or domination.