Deuteronomy - 26:8



8 and Yahweh brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terror, and with signs, and with wonders;

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Explanation and meaning of Deuteronomy 26:8.

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And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:
And brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand, and a stretched out arm, with great terror, with signs and wonders:
and Jehovah brought us forth out of Egypt with a powerful hand, and with a stretched-out arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders;
And the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an out-stretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders;
and Jehovah bringeth us out from Egypt, by a strong hand, and by a stretched-out arm, and by great fear, and by signs, and by wonders,
And the Lord took us out of Egypt with a strong hand and a stretched-out arm, with works of power and signs and wonders:
And he led us away from Egypt, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, with a mighty terror, with signs and wonders.
Et eduxit nos ex Aegypto cum manu forti, ac brachio extento, et terrore magno, et signis, atque portentis.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

With a mighty hand, etc. - See on Deuteronomy 4:34 (note).

And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt,.... After some time:
with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm; by his almighty power, of which full proof was given by what he then did, Deuteronomy 5:15,
and with great terribleness: to Pharaoh and his people, through the plagues that were inflicted on them, especially the last, the slaying of their firstborn; see Deuteronomy 4:34,
and with signs and with wonders; wrought by the hands of Moses and Aaron, meaning the ten plagues, often so called.

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