Leviticus 25:38
in Leviticus 25I 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.
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ASV
I 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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Leviticus 25
Commentary
7 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
You must not lend him your silver at interest
on Leviticus 25:37-38
Money and victuals are both named, so the rule reaches the two things a poor man actually borrows. The reason given is the exodus, that the God speaking brought them out of Egypt and gave them Canaan.
This site's exposition
brought you out of the land of Egypt
The verse names three acts of God in a row: bringing Israel out of Egypt, giving Canaan, and being their God. The last clause returns at Leviticus 26:12 and 26:45. Adam Clarke draws from the exodus God's claim on the person of every Israelite, which verse 42 states.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
A redemption - A right of redemption in the time and manner following. If any of his kin come - Or, If the redeemer come, being near akin to him, who in this was an eminent type of Christ, who was made near akin to us by taking our flesh, that he might perform the work of redemption for us. The years of the sale - That is, from the time of the sale to the jubilee.
I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt,....
That a native Israelite should never be made a bondman for perpetuity. If he was sold for debt, or for a crime, by the house of judgment, he was to serve but six years, and to go out the seventh; this was appointed, Exod. xxi.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
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 (Ps 15:5;
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Here, and in Lev 25:42, Lev 25:55, is expressed the principle which was to limit and modify the servitude of Hebrew servants.
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֲנִ֗י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | [am] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם | ʾeloheikhem | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הוֹצֵ֥אתִי | hotzeti | I brought out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| אֶתְכֶ֖ם | ʾetkhem | <obj.> you | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | meeretz | from [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִצְרָ֑יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| לָתֵ֤ת | latet | to give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָכֶם֙ | lakhem | to <the> you | ||
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֶ֣רֶץ | ʾeretz | [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| כְּנַ֔עַן | kenaan | Canaan | H3667 → | 94 times |
| לִהְי֥וֹת | lihyot | to become | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לָכֶ֖ם | lakhem | for <the> you | ||
| לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ ס | lelohim | <into> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
אֲנִ֗יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
יְהוָה֙[am] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔םGod your
ʾeloheikhemH430 →2601 times
אֲשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
הוֹצֵ֥אתִיI brought out
hotzetiH3318 →1067 times
אֶתְכֶ֖ם<obj.> you
ʾetkhemH853 →10935 times
מֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom [the] land of
meeretzH776 →2504 times
מִצְרָ֑יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
לָתֵ֤תto give
latetH5414 →2011 times
לָכֶם֙to <the> you
lakhem
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֶ֣רֶץ[the] land of
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
כְּנַ֔עַןCanaan
kenaanH3667 →94 times
לִהְי֥וֹתto become
lihyotH1961 →3559 times
לָכֶ֖םfor <the> you
lakhem
לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ ס<into> God
lelohimH430 →2601 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
Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And…
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 3:3
It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on…
- Hebrews 10:16
“This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”
- Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And…
- Ezekiel 11:19–20
And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,
- Jeremiah 24:7
I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their…
- 2 Corinthians 3:3
Through
Exodus 20:2“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
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.
- Hosea 13:4
Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me.
- Leviticus 26:13
I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians. I broke the bars of your yoke and…
- Deuteronomy 5:6
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PlaceThe NileEgyptThe land where Joseph rose, where Israel grew into a nation in bondage, where the Passover lamb was slain and the sea opened, and…
- PlaceThe LevantCanaanThe land God promised to Abraham's seed, walked and marked with altars by the patriarchs and possessed under Joshua four centuries…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentary on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.