Leviticus 25 · Verse 38

Leviticus 25:38

I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
Leviticus 25:38, King James Version

Leviticus 25:38 in other translations

BSBI am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
WEBI am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
ASVI am Jehovah your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
YLTI am Jehovah your God, who hath brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give to you the land of Canaan, to become your God.
DARBYI am Jehovah your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, to be your God.
BBEI am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan, that I might be your God.
WebsterI am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.

What does Leviticus 25:38 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 25:35-38

35-38. if thy brother be waxen poor, ... relieve him--This was a most benevolent provision for the poor and unfortunate, designed to aid them or alleviate the evils of their condition. Whether a native Israelite or a mere sojourner, his richer neighbor was required to give him food, lodging, and a supply of money without usury. Usury was severely condemned (Psa 15:5; Eze 18:8, 17), but the prohibition cannot be…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 25:35-38

Poverty and decay are great grievances, and very common; the poor ye have always with you. Thou shalt relieve him; by sympathy, pitying the poor; by service, doing for them; and by supply, giving to them according to their necessity, and thine ability. Poor debtors must not be oppressed. Observe the arguments here used against extortion: "Fear thy God." Relieve the poor, "that they may live with thee;" for they may…

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Leviticus 25:38 in the original Hebrew

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אֲנִ֗י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָה֙Yah.weh[am] YahwehH3068
אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whoH834
הוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiI brought outH3318
אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
מֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land ofH776
מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
לָתֵ֤תla.Tetto giveH5414
לָכֶם֙la.Khemto <the> you
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
כְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anCanaanH3667
לִהְי֥וֹתlih.Yotto becomeH1961
לָכֶ֖םla.Khemfor <the> you
לֵאלֹהִֽים\׃\ \סle.lo.Him<into> GodH430

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Cross references for Leviticus 25:38

  • Leviticus 11:45

    For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

  • Numbers 15:41

    I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord your God.

  • Exodus 20:2

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

  • Jeremiah 31:1

    At the same time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.

  • Jeremiah 31:33

    But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

  • Genesis 17:7

    And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

  • Hebrews 11:16

    But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

  • Leviticus 22:32-33

    Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the Lord which hallow you, That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 32:38

    And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
which.
Ex 20:2
and to be.
11:45; 22:32,33; Nu 15:41; Jer 31:1,33; 32:38; Heb 11:16

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Context

  • Leviticus 25:37

    Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

  • Leviticus 25:38

    I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.

  • Leviticus 25:39

    And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:

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Leviticus 25:38 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Yo Jehová vuestro Dios, que os saqué de la tierra de Egipto, para daros la tierra de Canaán, para ser vuestro Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Moi, je suis l’ Éternel, votre Dieu, qui vous ai fait sortir du pays d’Égypte pour vous donner le pays de Canaan, pour être votre Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich bin Jehova, euer Gott, der ich euch aus dem Lande Ägypten herausgeführt habe, um euch das Land Kanaan zu geben, um euer Gott zu sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ego Dominus Deus vester, qui eduxi vos de terra Ægypti, ut darem vobis terram Chanaan, et essem vester Deus.