Judges 6:8

Translations

Modern

He sent them a prophet, who told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Traditional

That the Lord sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

Literal

…that YHWH sent a prophet to the sons of Israel, who said to them, “Thus says YHWH, God of Israel: I brought you up from Egypt and brought you out of the house of slavery.

Latin

Qui misit ad eos virum prophetam, et locutus est: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël: Ego vos feci conscendere de Ægypto, et eduxi vos de domo servitutis,

Original

Hebrew

English

He sent them a prophet, who told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Notes

Judges 6:8–10

This unnamed prophet and Deborah are the only prophets mentioned in Judges. This prophet criticized Israel's abandonment of faith using language similar to that in Deuteronomy and later texts.

Theme notes and profiles

Gideon

Events

Subjugation by Midianc. 1258 BC

Related verses

Psalm 136:10–16
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.
Ezekiel 20:5–32
…and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’
Isaiah 63:9–14
In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Judges 2:1–3
Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you,
Nehemiah 9:9–12
You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

Amalek, Amalekites Armageddon Asher (Tribe) Gilead (Place) Judges, Book of Midian, Midianite Numbers, Book of Prophet, Prophetess

Topics

Prophets: Inspiration of Prophets: Prophet Set to Israel

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