“‘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.”
1 tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”
2 tn Heb “seed.”
3 tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”