Leviticus 25:38

“I am YHWH your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan, to be your Elohim.”

Leviticus 25:38 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 25:38, word by word

am 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.

Where else “yehva” appears
your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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broughtהוֹצֵאתִיhotseti

bring out

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

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out of the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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to giveתֵתtet

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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of Canaanכְּנַעַןkenaan

Canaan

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to beהְיוֹתheot

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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Places in this verse

JerusalemMediterranean SeaEgyptCanaan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Egypt

    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

  • 2Canaan

    Today: Israel, West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, western Syria

    The land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, today Israel, Palestine and parts of Lebanon.

    God promised this land to Abraham and his descendants (Gen 17:8). Israel entered it after forty years in the wilderness (Josh 5:12).

    Genesis 12:5Genesis 17:8Exodus 6:4Joshua 5:12

The context

37You shall not give him your silver at interest, and you shall not give your food for profit.

38 · This verse (above)

39And if your brother becomes poor with you and sells himself to you, you shall not make him serve the service of a slave.

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