Deuteronomy 6:23

23 But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land he promised on oath to our ancestors.

Deuteronomy 6:23 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
23 And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.
English Standard Version (ESV)
23 And he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in and give us the land that he swore to give to our fathers.
New Living Translation (NLT)
23 He brought us out of Egypt so he could give us this land he had sworn to give our ancestors.
The Message Bible (MSG)
23 He pulled us out of there so he could bring us here and give us the land he so solemnly promised to our ancestors.
American Standard Version (ASV)
23 and he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
23 The LORD led us out of there to bring us here and give us this land he promised to our ancestors with an oath.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
23 but He brought us from there in order to lead us in and give us the land that He swore to our fathers.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
23 "But the LORD brought us out of Egypt. He planned to bring us into the land of Canaan and give it to us. It's the land he promised with an oath to our people long ago.

Deuteronomy 6:23 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 6:23

And he brought us out from thence
By means of those miraculous plagues, even out of a state of bondage and misery: and in order

that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our
fathers;
to bring them into the land of Canaan, give it to them, and put them in the possession of it; and so fulfil his promise and his oath made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Deuteronomy 6:23 In-Context

21 tell him: “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
22 Before our eyes the LORD sent signs and wonders—great and terrible—on Egypt and Pharaoh and his whole household.
23 But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land he promised on oath to our ancestors.
24 The LORD commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the LORD our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today.
25 And if we are careful to obey all this law before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness.”
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