Judges 6:8 “He sent them a prophet, who told them, “This is what the LORD, the God…”

Judges 6:8

He sent them a prophet, who told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

World English Bible

The LORD sent a prophet to the children of Israel; and he said to them, “The LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you out of the house of bondage.

American Standard Version

that Jehovah sent a prophet unto the children of Israel: and he said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

Geneva Bible 1599

The Lord sent vnto the children of Israel a Prophet, who sayd vuto them, Thus sayth the Lord God of Israel, I haue brought you vp from Egypt, and haue brought you out of the house of bondage,

Darby Translation

that Jehovah sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

Young's Literal Translation

that Jehovah sendeth a man, a prophet, unto the sons of Israel, and he saith to them, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I — I have brought you up out of Egypt, and I bring you out from a house of servants,

Bible in Basic English

The Lord sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, The Lord the God of Israel, has said, I took you up from Egypt, out of the prison-house;

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Cross references

“Thus saith”

Psalm 136:10–16 Ezekiel 20:5–32 Isaiah 63:9–14 Judges 2:1–3 Nehemiah 9:9–12

Psalm 136:10–16 · BSB

He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.

Ezekiel 20:5–32 · BSB

and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to t…

Isaiah 63:9–14 · BSB

In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Judges 2:1–3 · BSB

Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you,

Nehemiah 9:9–12 · BSB

You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Now when the Israelites cried out to the LORD because of Midian,

9I delivered you out of the hands of Egypt and all your oppressors. I drove them out before you and gave you their land.

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