Deuteronomy - 6:23



23 and he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he swore to our fathers.

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Explanation and meaning of Deuteronomy 6:23.

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And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.
And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in and give us the land, concerning which he swore to our fathers.
and us He hath brought out thence, in order to bring us in, to give to us the land which He had sworn to our fathers.
And he took us out from that place, guiding us here to give us this land, as he said in his oath to our fathers.
And he led us away from that place, so that he might lead us in and give us the land, about which he swore to our fathers.
Atque nos eduxit inde, ut introduceret nos, ac darer nobis terram de qua juravit patribus nostris.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And he (k) brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.
(k) Nothing should move us more to true obedience than the great benefits which we have received from God.

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.

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