Deuteronomy 7:8
ContextNETBible | Rather it is because of his 1 love 2 for you and his faithfulness to the promise 3 he solemnly vowed 4 to your ancestors 5 that the Lord brought you out with great power, 6 redeeming 7 you from the place of slavery, from the power 8 of Pharaoh king of Egypt. |
XREF | Ge 22:16-18; Ex 12:41,42; Ex 13:3,14; Ex 20:2; Ex 32:13; De 4:20,34; De 4:37; De 9:4,5; De 10:15; 1Sa 12:22; 2Sa 22:20; Ps 44:3; Ps 105:8-10,42; Isa 43:4; Jer 31:3; Zep 3:17; Mt 11:26; Lu 1:55,72,73; Eph 2:4,5; 2Th 2:13,14; Tit 3:3-7; Heb 6:13-17; 1Jo 4:19 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “the 2 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. 3 tn Heb “oath.” This is a reference to the promises of the so-called “Abrahamic Covenant” (cf. Gen 15:13-16). 4 tn Heb “swore on oath.” 5 tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 12, 13). 6 tn Heb “by a strong hand” (NAB similar); NLT “with such amazing power.” 7 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 8 tn Heb “hand” (so KJV, NRSV), a metaphor for power or domination. |