Leviticus 25:42

25:42 Since they are my servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt, they must not be sold in a slave sale. ¹ 

Leviticus 19:36

19:36 You must have honest balances, ²  honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. ³  I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt.

Leviticus 25:38

25:38 I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan – to be your God. ⁴ 

Leviticus 25:55

25:55 because the Israelites are my own servants; ⁵  they are my servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 26:13

26:13 I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from being their slaves, ⁶  and I broke the bars of your yoke and caused you to walk upright. ⁷ 

Leviticus 26:45

26:45 I will remember for them the covenant with their ancestors ⁸  whom I brought out from the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations to be their God. I am the Lord.’”

[25:42]  ¹ tn Or perhaps reflexive Niphal rather than passive, “they shall not sell themselves [as in] a slave sale.”

[19:36]  ² tn Heb “balances of righteousness,” and so throughout this sentence.

[19:36]  ³ sn An ephah is a dry measure which measures about four gallons, or perhaps one third of a bushel, while a hin is a liquid measure of about 3.6 liters (= approximately 1 quart).

[25:38]  ³ tn Heb “to be to you for a God.”

[25:55]  ⁴ tn Heb “because to me the sons of Israel are servants.”

[26:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “from being to them slaves.”

[26:13]  ⁶ tn In other words, to walk as free people and not as slaves. Cf. NIV “with (+ your CEV, NLT) heads held high”; NCV “proudly.”

[26:45]  ⁶ tn Heb “covenant of former ones.”