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God Sent Moses to Egypt [09-13]
God said, “I have seen the suffering of my people. I will send you to Pharaoh so that you can bring the Israelites out of their slavery in Egypt. I will give them the land of Canaan, the land I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
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Translation Notes:
- suffering of my people - This could be translated as, "the very harsh treatment that my people are experiencing. Some languages might translate this as, "how the Egyptians are giving my people terrible pain."
- my people - This refers to the Israelites. God had made a covenant with Abraham and his descendants that He would bless them and make them into a great nation. Through this covenant, the Israelites became God's own people.
- bring … out of their slavery in Egypt - This can be translated as, "set them free from being slaves in Egypt" or, "bring them out of Egypt where they are now slaves."