Deuteronomy 4:20
Bible › Deuteronomy › Chapter 4 › Verse 20
But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.
In other translations
But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.
Hebrew words
וְאֶתְכֶםve'etkhemand <obj.> youH853לָקַחlakachhe tookH3947יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וַיּוֹצִאvaiyotzi'and he brought outH3318אֶתְכֶם'etkhem<obj.> youH853מִכּוּרmikurfrom [the] furnace ofH3564הַבַּרְזֶלhabarzel<the> ironH1270מִמִּצְרָיִםmimitzrayimfrom EgyptH4714לִהְיוֹתlihyotto becomeH1961לוֹlofor himלְעַםle'am<into> a people ofH5971נַחֲלָהnachalahinheritanceH5159כַּיּוֹםkaiyomas the dayH3117הַזֶּה׃hazeh<the> thisH2088
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 1 Kings 8:51For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.
- Jeremiah 11:4Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’
- Exodus 19:5-65 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: 6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.5 Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. 6 And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”
- Psalm 135:4For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.
- Deuteronomy 32:9For the Lord’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
- Deuteronomy 9:29Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.But they are Your people, Your inheritance, whom You brought out by Your great power and outstretched arm.”
- 1 Peter 2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
- Isaiah 63:17-1817 O Lord, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. 18 The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.17 Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage. 18 For a short while Your people possessed Your holy place, but our enemies have trampled Your sanctuary.
- Psalm 28:9Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.
People and places
Places: Egypt