1 Samuel 10:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He said to the Israelites, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: "I brought Israel up from Egypt and rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hands of all the kingdoms oppressing you."'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אָנֹכִ֛י הֶעֱלֵ֥יתִי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וָאַצִּ֤יל אֶתְכֶם֙ מִיַּ֣ד מִצְרַ֔יִם וּמִיַּד֙ כָּל־הַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹת הַלֹּחֲצִ֖ים אֶתְכֶֽם׃

Transliteration

way-yōʾmer to-bənê yiśrāʾēl thus-ʾāmar YHWH ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl: ʾānōḵî heʿĕlêṯî ʾeṯ-yiśrāʾēl from-miṣrayim wā-ʾaṣṣîl you from-yad miṣrayim and-from-yad all-the-mamlāḵôṯ the-lōḥăṣîm you.

Grammar Details

• *way-yōʾmer*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he said
• *bənê yiśrāʾēl*: construct state - sons/children of Israel
• *ʾāmar*: perfect, 3rd singular masculine - said
• *YHWH*: proper noun - Yahweh/LORD
• *ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl*: construct state - God of Israel
• *ʾānōḵî*: independent personal pronoun, 1st singular - I
• *heʿĕlêṯî*: hiphil perfect, 1st singular - I brought up
• *ʾeṯ-yiśrāʾēl*: direct object marker with proper noun - Israel
• *miṣrayim*: proper noun - Egypt
• *wā-ʾaṣṣîl*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect, 1st singular - and I delivered
• *yad*: noun, feminine singular - hand
• *mamlāḵôṯ*: noun, feminine plural - kingdoms
• *lōḥăṣîm*: qal participle, masculine plural - oppressing

Word Meanings

• *heʿĕlêṯî*: brought up/led up/brought out
• *wā-ʾaṣṣîl*: delivered/rescued/saved
• *lōḥăṣîm*: oppressing/crushing/pressing hard upon

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And said to the children of Israel, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of those who oppressed you:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and he said{H559} unto the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} I brought up{H5927} Israel{H3478} out of Egypt,{H4714} and I delivered{H5337} you out of the hand{H3027} of the Egyptians,{H4714} and out of the hand{H3027} of all the kingdoms{H4467} that oppressed{H3905} you:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, I brought up{H5927}{(H8689)} Israel{H3478} out of Egypt{H4714}, and delivered{H5337}{(H8686)} you out of the hand{H3027} of the Egyptians{H4714}, and out of the hand{H3027} of all kingdoms{H4467}, and of them that oppressed{H3905}{(H8801)} you:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and spake vnto the children of Israel: Thus saieth ye LORDE the God of Israel: I broughte Israel out of Egipte, and delyuered you from the hande of ye Egipcians, and from the hande of all the kyngdomes that oppressed you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he saide vnto the children of Israel, Thus saith ye Lord God of Israel, I haue brought Israel out of Egypt, and deliuered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the handes of all kingdomes that troubled you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And sayd vnto the children of Israel: Thus sayde the Lorde God of Israel, I brought Israel out of Egypt, and deliuered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the handes of al kingdomes that troubled you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, [and] of them that oppressed you:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and he said to the children of Israel, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and saith unto the sons of Israel, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I have brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I deliver you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms who are oppressing you;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to the children of Israel, The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, I took Israel out of Egypt, and made you free from the hands of the Egyptians and from all the kingdoms which kept you down:

• World English Bible (2000)

  and he said to the children of Israel, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, 'I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you:'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He said to the Israelites,“This is what the LORD God of Israel has said,‘I brought Israel up from Egypt and I delivered you from the power of the Egyptians and from the power of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 6:8-9 : 8 the Lord sent a prophet to the Israelites, who said to them, 'This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt and out of the house of slavery. 9 I delivered you from the hand of Egypt and from the hand of all your oppressors. I drove them out before you and gave you their land.
• Neh 9:9-9 : 9 You saw the oppression of our ancestors in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea. 10 You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew how arrogantly they treated them. And You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day. 11 You divided the sea before them, and they passed through it on dry ground. But You cast their pursuers into the depths like a stone into mighty waters. 12 By day, You led them with a pillar of cloud and by night with a pillar of fire, to give them light for the path they should follow.
• Neh 9:27-28 : 27 So You handed them over to their enemies, who oppressed them. But in their time of distress, they cried out to You, and You heard from heaven. In Your great mercy, You gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the hand of their enemies. 28 But as soon as they had rest, they returned to doing evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to their enemies, who ruled over them. Yet when they again cried out to You, You heard from heaven and rescued them many times in Your abundant mercy.
• Judg 2:1 : 1 The angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, 'I brought you up from Egypt and led you to the land I swore to give to your ancestors. I said, I will never break my covenant with you forever.'