Micah 6:4 “For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the…”

Micah 6:4

For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

World English Bible

For I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage. I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

American Standard Version

For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

Geneva Bible 1599

Surely I brought thee vp out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of seruants, and I haue sent before thee, Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

Darby Translation

For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

Young's Literal Translation

For I brought thee up from the land of Egypt, And from the house of servants I have ransomed thee, And I send before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

Bible in Basic English

For I took you up out of the land of Egypt and made you free from the prison-house; I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

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Cross references

“I brought”

Exodus 12:51 Exodus 20:2 Isaiah 63:9–12 Jeremiah 32:21 Amos 2:10 Deuteronomy 4:34

Exodus 12:51 · BSB

And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.

Exodus 20:2 · BSB

“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Isaiah 63:9–12 · 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.

Jeremiah 32:21 · BSB

You brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror.

Amos 2:10 · BSB

And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.

Deuteronomy 4:34 · BSB

Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before…

“and redeemed”

Deuteronomy 7:8 2 Samuel 7:23 Deuteronomy 15:15 Deuteronomy 24:18

Deuteronomy 7:8 · BSB

But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

2 Samuel 7:23 · BSB

And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods…

Deuteronomy 15:15 · BSB

Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.

Deuteronomy 24:18 · BSB

Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.

“Moses”

Numbers 12:1 Exodus 15:20 Exodus 15:21

Numbers 12:1 · BSB

Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.

Exodus 15:20 · BSB

Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.

Exodus 15:21 · BSB

And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”

Also

Psalm 77:20 Exodus 4:16

Psalm 77:20 · BSB

You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Exodus 4:16 · BSB

He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.

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

In context

3‘My people, what have I done to you? Testify against Me how I have wearied you!

5My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”

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