Deuteronomy 26:8

“And YHWH brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with great terror and with signs and with wonders.”

Deuteronomy 26:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 26:8, word by word

And YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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brought us outיּוֹצִאֵyotsie

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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of Egyptמִּצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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with a strongחֲזָקָהchazaka

strong

Of great power or intensity: a hand, a wind or a famine no one can withstand.

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handיָדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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and with an outstretchedנְטוּיָהnetuya

stretch out

To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.

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armזְרֹעַzeroa

arm

The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.

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and with greatגָּדֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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terrorמֹרָאmora

terror

Dread, or deeds that terrify.

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and with signsאֹתוֹתotot

miracle

A miracle that shows God's power.

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and with wondersמֹפְתִיםmoftim

wonder

An astonishing deed of God's power.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

7And we cried out to YHWH, the Elohim of our fathers, and YHWH heard our voice and saw our affliction and our toil and our oppression.

8 · This verse (above)

9And he brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

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