Deuteronomy 4:34
in Deuteronomy 4Or 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 your eyes?
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that Jehovah your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
KJV
Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
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This verse in Deuteronomy 4
Commentary
5 notes on this verseFrom the midst of another nation - This was a most extraordinary thing, that a whole people, consisting of upwards of 600,000 effective men, besides women and children, should, without striking a blow, be brought out of the midst of a very powerful nation, to the political welfare of which their services were so essential; that they should be brought out in so open and public a manner; that the sea itself should be supernaturally divided to afford this mighty host a passage; and that, in a desert utterly unfriendly to human life, they should be sustained for forty years.
This site's exposition
Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation
on Deuteronomy 4:34-35
The second question moves from hearing to rescue, a nation taken from the midst of another nation, and the means are counted out in seven terms ending at great terrors. Verse 35 states what the whole demonstration was for, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God, there is none else beside him. The signs are given a purpose beyond themselves, and 1 Kings 18:39 has the people on Carmel answering Elijah in the same words.
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The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
By temptations - Temptations is the general title, which is explained by the following particulars, signs, and wonders, &c. which are called temptations, because they were trials both to the Egyptians and Israelites, whether they would be induced to believe and obey God or no.
Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation,....
Never did God do such a thing for any people; the rise of this nation was quite different from that of all other nations. [1.] They were thus dignified and distinguished, not for any thing in them that was deserving or inviting, but because God had a kindness for their fathers: he chose them.
The words behind it
27 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| א֣וֹ׀ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| הֲנִסָּ֣ה | hanisah | ¿ has it attempted | H5254 → | 36 times |
| אֱלֹהִ֗ים | ʾelohim | a god | H430 → | 2601 times |
| לָ֠בוֹא | lavo' | to come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| לָקַ֨חַת | lakachat | to take | H3947 → | 966 times |
| ל֣וֹ | lo | for itself | ||
| גוֹי֮ | goy | a nation | H1471 → | 561 times |
| מִקֶּ֣רֶב | mikerev | from [the] midst of | H7130 → | 227 times |
| גּוֹי֒ | goy | a nation | H1471 → | 561 times |
| בְּמַסֹּת֩ | bemasot | by trials | H4531 → | 4 times |
| בְּאֹתֹ֨ת | beotot | by signs | H226 → | 80 times |
| וּבְמוֹפְתִ֜ים | uvemoftim | and by wonders | H4159 → | 36 times |
| וּבְמִלְחָמָ֗ה | uvemilchamah | and by battle | H4421 → | 320 times |
| וּבְיָ֤ד | uveyad | and by a hand | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| חֲזָקָה֙ | chazakah | strong | H2389 → | 56 times |
| וּבִזְר֣וֹעַ | uvizroa' | and by an arm | H2220 → | 91 times |
| נְטוּיָ֔ה | netuyah | outstretched | H5186 → | 214 times |
| וּבְמוֹרָאִ֖ים | uvemoraim | and by terrors | H4172 → | 12 times |
| גְּדֹלִ֑ים | gedolim | great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| כְּ֠כֹל | kekhol | like all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂ֨ה | ʾasah | he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לָכֶ֜ם | lakhem | for you | ||
| יְהוָ֧ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם | ʾeloheikhem | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם | bemitzrayim | in Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ | leeineikha | to eyes your | H5869 → | 887 times |
א֣וֹ׀or
ʾoH176 →321 times
הֲנִסָּ֣ה¿ has it attempted
hanisahH5254 →36 times
אֱלֹהִ֗יםa god
ʾelohimH430 →2601 times
לָ֠בוֹאto come
lavo'H935 →2568 times
לָקַ֨חַתto take
lakachatH3947 →966 times
ל֣וֹfor itself
lo
גוֹי֮a nation
goyH1471 →561 times
מִקֶּ֣רֶבfrom [the] midst of
mikerevH7130 →227 times
גּוֹי֒a nation
goyH1471 →561 times
בְּמַסֹּת֩by trials
bemasotH4531 →4 times
בְּאֹתֹ֨תby signs
beototH226 →80 times
וּבְמוֹפְתִ֜יםand by wonders
uvemoftimH4159 →36 times
וּבְמִלְחָמָ֗הand by battle
uvemilchamahH4421 →320 times
וּבְיָ֤דand by a hand
uveyadH3027 →1618 times
חֲזָקָה֙strong
chazakahH2389 →56 times
וּבִזְר֣וֹעַand by an arm
uvizroa'H2220 →91 times
נְטוּיָ֔הoutstretched
netuyahH5186 →214 times
וּבְמוֹרָאִ֖יםand by terrors
uvemoraimH4172 →12 times
גְּדֹלִ֑יםgreat
gedolimH1419 →526 times
כְּ֠כֹלlike all
kekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
עָשָׂ֨הhe did
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
לָכֶ֜םfor you
lakhem
יְהוָ֧הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛םGod your
ʾeloheikhemH430 →2601 times
בְּמִצְרַ֖יִםin Egypt
bemitzrayimH4714 →641 times
לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃to eyes your
leeineikhaH5869 →887 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Deuteronomy 5:15Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. That is why the…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 5:6
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 15:15
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 5:6
Through
Exodus 6:6Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 26:8
Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders.
- 1 Chronicles 17:21
And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself? You made a name for Yourself through great and awesome wonders by…
- Exodus 7:4
Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land…
- Deuteronomy 7:8
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…
- Nehemiah 1:10
They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.
- Deuteronomy 26:8
Through
Deuteronomy 7:19the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders, and the mighty hand and outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same…
it leads to
- Nehemiah 9:10–11
You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself…
- Nehemiah 9:10–11
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.