Deuteronomy 5 · Verse 6

Deuteronomy 5:6

I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
Deuteronomy 5:6, King James Version

Deuteronomy 5:6 in other translations

BSB“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
WEB“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
ASVI am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
YLT‘I Jehovah am thy God, who hath brought thee out from the land of Egypt, from a house of servants.
DARBYI am Jehovah thy God who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
BBEI am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.
WebsterI am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

What does Deuteronomy 5:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 5:6-20
6-20. I am the Lord thy God--The word "Lord" is expressive of authority or dominion; and God, who by natural claim as well as by covenant relation was entitled to exercise supremacy over His people Israel, had a sovereign right to establish laws for their government. [See on Ex 20:2.] The commandments which follow are, with a few slight verbal alterations, the same as formerly recorded (Ex 20:1-17), and in some of them there is a distinct reference to that promulgation.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 I am the Lord thy God - See these commandments explained in the notes on Exodus 20 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 5:6-22
There is some variation here from Ex 20 as between the Lord's prayer in Mt 6 and Lu 11. It is more necessary that we tie ourselves to the things, than to the words unalterably. The original reason for hallowing the sabbath, taken from God's resting from the work of creation on the seventh day, is not here mentioned. Though this ever remains in force, it is not the only reason. Here it is taken from Israel's deliverance out of Egypt; for that was typical of our redemption by Jesus Christ, in remembrance of which the Christian sabbath was to be observed. In the resurrection of Christ we were brought into the glorious liberty of the children of God, with a mighty hand, and an outstretched arm. How sweet is it to a soul truly distressed under the terrors of a broken law, to hear the mild and soul-reviving language of the gospel!

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Deuteronomy 5:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiIH595
יְהוָ֣הYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherwhoH834
הוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָho.tze.Ti.khaI brought out youH3318
מֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land ofH776
מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
מִבֵּ֣יתmi.Beitfrom a house ofH1004
עֲבָדִֽ֑ים\׃'a.va.DimslavesH5650

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 5:6

  • Exodus 20:2-17

    I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; …

  • Psalms 81:5-10

    This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not. I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots. Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah. Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; …

  • Leviticus 26:1-2

    Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God. Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.

  • Deuteronomy 4:4

    But ye that did cleave unto the Lord your God are alive every one of you this day.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I am the.
4:4; Ex 20:2-17; Le 26:1,2
brought.
Ps 81:5-10
bondage. Heb. servants.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Deuteronomy 5:5

    (I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to shew you the word of the Lord: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,

  • Deuteronomy 5:6

    I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

  • Deuteronomy 5:7

    Thou shalt have none other gods before me.

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Deuteronomy 5:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Yo soy Jehová tu Dios, que te saqué de tierra de Egipto, de casa de siervos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je suis l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, qui t’ai fait sortir du pays d’Égypte, de la maison de servitude.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich bin Jehova, dein Gott, der ich dich herausgeführt habe aus dem Lande Ägypten, aus dem Hause der Knechtschaft.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ego Dominus Deus tuus, qui eduxi te de terra Ægypti, de domo servitutis.