Exodus 20:2
I am the Lord thy God, who have brought thee out of the land of Mizraim, out of the house of servitude.
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
In Context
1And the Lord spake all these words, saying,
3Thou shalt have no other God beside Me.
Cross References
Exodus 10:1And the Lord said to Mosheh, Go in unto Pharoh; for I have hardened his heart. And the heart of his servants, to set these My signs among them;
Exodus 13:14And it shall be, when thy son shall ask thee tomorrow, saying, Why is this? Thou shalt say to him, By a mighty hand the Lord brought us out of Mizraim from the house of servitude.
Leviticus 11:45For I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Mizraim to be unto you a God; and you shall be holy, for I am Holy.
Leviticus 23:43That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell under the shadow of clouds when I brought them foorth from the land of Mizraim: I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 25:42For they are My servants, whom I brought out from the land of Mizraim; they shall not be sold as the selling of bondmen.
Leviticus 26:1You shall make to you no idols, nor image, nor set up for you a statue; nor a stone for worship shall you make on your land to worship upon it, for I am the Lord your God.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 20:2-12
The Ten Commandments. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And God spake all these words, saying, 2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 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: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the… Read the whole commentary →