Slaves rule over us; there is no one to rescue us from their power.

“So today we are slaves! In the very land you gave to our ancestors to eat its fruit and to enjoy its good things – we are slaves!

So he said, “Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves he will be to his brothers.”

They replied, “You have saved our lives! You are showing us favor, and we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”

“I, the Lord, am your God, who brought you from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery.

“I am the Lord your God, he who brought you from the land of Egypt, from the place of slavery.

be careful not to forget the Lord who brought you out of Egypt, that place of slavery.

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

be sure you do not feel self-important and forget the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery,

Now Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. All the members of Ziba’s household were Mephibosheth’s servants.

He defeated the Moabites; the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute.

I have seen slaves on horseback and princes walking on foot like slaves.

In the future, when your son asks you ‘What is this?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the land of slavery.

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

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

See, I have given the Levites all the tithes in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they perform – the service of the tent of meeting.

You must stone him to death because he tried to entice you away from the Lord your God, who delivered you from the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.

But Nabal responded to David’s servants, “Who is David, and who is this son of Jesse? This is a time when many servants are breaking away from their masters!

They were worshiping the Lord and at the same time serving their own gods in accordance with the practices of the nations from which they had been deported.

David placed garrisons in the territory of the Arameans of Damascus; the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought tribute. The Lord protected David wherever he campaigned.