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Leviticus 22

The Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to Aaron and to his sons, so they set themselves apart from the holy things of the Israelites and don't make my holy name unholy in the things they set apart to me. I am the Lord. Say to them: Whoever of all your offspring among your generations goes to the holy things that the Israelites set apart to the Lo

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Eating the holy things

The Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to Aaron and to his sons, so they set themselves apart from the holy things of the Israelites and don't make my holy name unholy in the things they set apart to me. I am the Lord. Say to them: Whoever of all your offspring among your generations goes to the holy things that the Israelites set apart to the Lord, while his impurity is on him — that person will be cut off from in front of me. I am the Lord. Whatever man of the offspring of Aaron has a skin disease or a flow won't eat the holy things till he's clean. And whoever touches anything unclean from the dead, or a man whose seed goes out from him, Or whoever touches any crawling thing that makes him unclean, or a person whose impurity could make him unclean, whatever impurity he has — Anyone who's touched any such thing will be unclean till evening, and won't eat the holy things unless he washes his flesh with water. When the sun is down, he will be clean. And after that he will eat the holy things, because it's his food. He must not eat what died on its own or was torn by beasts, to make himself unclean with it. I am the Lord. So they will keep what I keep, so they don't carry sin for it and die for it if they make it unholy. I the Lord make them holy. No stranger will eat the holy thing. A guest of the priest or a hired servant won't eat the holy thing. But if the priest buys a soul with his money, he can eat it, and the one born in his house. They can eat his food. If the priest's daughter is married to a stranger, she must not eat of an offering of the holy things. But if the priest's daughter is a widow or divorced and has no child, and has returned to her father's house as she was in her youth, she can eat her father's food. But no stranger will eat it. If a man eats a holy thing by mistake, then he will add a fifth to it and give the holy thing to the priest. They must not make the holy things of the Israelites unholy, that they offer to the Lord, Or make them carry the wrongdoing of the guilt when they eat their holy things. Because I the Lord make them holy.

And the Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to Aaron and to his sons, so they set themselves apart from the holy things of the people of Israel and don't make my holy name common in the things they set apart to me. I'm the Lord. Say to them: Whoever of all your offspring among your generations goes to the holy things that the people of Israel set apart to the Lord, while his uncleanness is on him — that soul will be cut off from in front of me. I'm the Lord. Whatever man of the offspring of Aaron has a skin disease or a flow won't eat the holy things till he's clean. And whoever touches anything unclean from the dead, or a man whose seed goes out from him, or whoever touches any crawling thing that makes him unclean, or a man he can be made unclean by, whatever uncleanness he's got — the soul who's touched any such thing will be unclean till evening, and won't eat the holy things unless he washes his flesh with water. And when the sun is down, he'll be clean. And after that he'll eat the holy things, because it's his food. He won't eat what died on its own or was torn by beasts, to make himself unclean with it. I'm the Lord. So they'll keep what I keep, so they don't carry sin for it and die for it if they make it common. I the Lord make them holy. No stranger will eat the holy thing. A guest of the priest or a hired servant won't eat the holy thing. But if the priest buys a soul with his money, he can eat it, and the one born in his house. They can eat his food. And if the priest's daughter is married to a stranger, she won't eat of an offering of the holy things. But if the priest's daughter is a widow or divorced and has no child, and has come back to her father's house the way she was in her youth, she can eat her father's food. But no stranger will eat it. And if a man eats a holy thing by mistake, then he'll add a fifth to it and give the holy thing to the priest. And they won't make the holy things of the people of Israel common, that they offer to the Lord, or make them carry the wrongdoing of the guilt when they eat their holy things. Because I the Lord make them holy.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD. Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD. What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him; Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath; The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water. And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food. That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD. They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them. There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat. If the priest’s daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things. But if the priest’s daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father’s house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof. And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing. And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD; Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

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The Lord spoke to Moses:

Plain English

And the Lord spoke to Moses:

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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Speak to Aaron and to his sons, so they set themselves apart from the holy things of the Israelites and don't make my holy name unholy in the things they set apart to me. I am the Lord.

Plain English

Speak to Aaron and to his sons, so they set themselves apart from the holy things of the people of Israel and don't make my holy name common in the things they set apart to me. I'm the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD.

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Say to them: Whoever of all your offspring among your generations goes to the holy things that the Israelites set apart to the Lord, while his impurity is on him — that person will be cut off from in front of me. I am the Lord.

Plain English

Say to them: Whoever of all your offspring among your generations goes to the holy things that the people of Israel set apart to the Lord, while his uncleanness is on him — that soul will be cut off from in front of me. I'm the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.

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Whatever man of the offspring of Aaron has a skin disease or a flow won't eat the holy things till he's clean. And whoever touches anything unclean from the dead, or a man whose seed goes out from him,

King James Version, 1611

What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;

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Or whoever touches any crawling thing that makes him unclean, or a person whose impurity could make him unclean, whatever impurity he has —

Plain English

or whoever touches any crawling thing that makes him unclean, or a man he can be made unclean by, whatever uncleanness he's got —

King James Version, 1611

Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;

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Anyone who's touched any such thing will be unclean till evening, and won't eat the holy things unless he washes his flesh with water.

Plain English

the soul who's touched any such thing will be unclean till evening, and won't eat the holy things unless he washes his flesh with water.

King James Version, 1611

The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.

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When the sun is down, he will be clean. And after that he will eat the holy things, because it's his food.

Plain English

And when the sun is down, he'll be clean. And after that he'll eat the holy things, because it's his food.

King James Version, 1611

And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.

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He must not eat what died on its own or was torn by beasts, to make himself unclean with it. I am the Lord.

Plain English

He won't eat what died on its own or was torn by beasts, to make himself unclean with it. I'm the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.

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So they will keep what I keep, so they don't carry sin for it and die for it if they make it unholy. I the Lord make them holy.

Plain English

So they'll keep what I keep, so they don't carry sin for it and die for it if they make it common. I the Lord make them holy.

King James Version, 1611

They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.

10

No stranger will eat the holy thing. A guest of the priest or a hired servant won't eat the holy thing.

King James Version, 1611

There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

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But if the priest buys a soul with his money, he can eat it, and the one born in his house. They can eat his food.

King James Version, 1611

But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.

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If the priest's daughter is married to a stranger, she must not eat of an offering of the holy things.

Plain English

And if the priest's daughter is married to a stranger, she won't eat of an offering of the holy things.

King James Version, 1611

If the priest’s daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things.

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But if the priest's daughter is a widow or divorced and has no child, and has returned to her father's house as she was in her youth, she can eat her father's food. But no stranger will eat it.

Plain English

But if the priest's daughter is a widow or divorced and has no child, and has come back to her father's house the way she was in her youth, she can eat her father's food. But no stranger will eat it.

King James Version, 1611

But if the priest’s daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father’s house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.

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If a man eats a holy thing by mistake, then he will add a fifth to it and give the holy thing to the priest.

Plain English

And if a man eats a holy thing by mistake, then he'll add a fifth to it and give the holy thing to the priest.

King James Version, 1611

And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing.

15

They must not make the holy things of the Israelites unholy, that they offer to the Lord,

Plain English

And they won't make the holy things of the people of Israel common, that they offer to the Lord,

King James Version, 1611

And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD;

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Or make them carry the wrongdoing of the guilt when they eat their holy things. Because I the Lord make them holy.

Plain English

or make them carry the wrongdoing of the guilt when they eat their holy things. Because I the Lord make them holy.

King James Version, 1611

Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

Offerings without fault

The Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: Whoever of the people of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, offers his offering for any of his vows or for any of his free offerings that they offer to the Lord for a burnt offering — You will offer of your own will a male without defect, of the cattle, of the sheep or of the goats. But whatever has a fault you must not offer, because it won't be accepted for you. And whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord to carry out a vow, or a free offering of the herd or of the flock — it will be whole to be accepted. There'll be no fault in it. Blind or broken or maimed, or with a growth or a rash or scabs — you must not offer these to the Lord or make an offering by fire of them on the altar to the Lord. Either a bull or a lamb that has anything too long or too short you can offer for a free offering. But for a vow it won't be accepted. You must not offer to the Lord what's bruised or crushed or torn or cut. And you must not make any offering of it in your land. You must not offer the bread of your God from the hand of a stranger from any of these. Because their spoiling is in them, and there are faults in them. They must not be accepted for you. The Lord spoke to Moses: When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, then it will be seven days under its mother. And from the eighth day on it will be accepted for an offering made by fire to the Lord. And whether it's a cow or a ewe, you must not kill it and its young in one day. When you offer a sacrifice of thanks to the Lord, offer it of your own will. It'll be eaten the same day. You must not leave any of it till the morning. I am the Lord. So you will keep my commandments and do them. I am the Lord. You must not make my holy name unholy. I will be honoured as holy among the Israelites. I am the Lord who makes you holy, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. I am the Lord.

And the Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the people of Israel and say to them: Whoever of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, offers his offering for any of his vows or for any of his free offerings that they offer to the Lord for a burnt offering — you'll offer of your own will a male without fault, of the cattle, of the sheep or of the goats. But whatever has a fault you won't offer, because it won't be accepted for you. And whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord to carry out a vow, or a free offering of the herd or of the flock — it'll be whole to be accepted. There'll be no fault in it. Blind or broken or maimed, or with a growth or a rash or scabs — you won't offer these to the Lord or make an offering by fire of them on the altar to the Lord. Either a bull or a lamb that's got anything too long or too short you can offer for a free offering. But for a vow it won't be accepted. You won't offer to the Lord what's bruised or crushed or torn or cut. And you won't make any offering of it in your land. And you won't offer the bread of your God from the hand of a stranger from any of these. Because their spoiling is in them, and there are faults in them. They won't be accepted for you. And the Lord spoke to Moses: When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, then it'll be seven days under its mother. And from the eighth day on it'll be accepted for an offering made by fire to the Lord. And whether it's a cow or a ewe, you won't kill it and its young in one day. And when you offer a sacrifice of thanks to the Lord, offer it of your own will. It'll be eaten the same day. You won't leave any of it till the morning. I'm the Lord. So you'll keep my orders and do them. I'm the Lord. And you won't make my holy name common. But I'll be made holy among the people of Israel. I'm the Lord who makes you holy, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. I'm the Lord.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering; Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein. Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD. Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted. Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land. Neither from a stranger’s hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD. And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day. And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will. On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow: I am the LORD. Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD. Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you, That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD.

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The Lord spoke to Moses:

Plain English

And the Lord spoke to Moses:

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: Whoever of the people of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, offers his offering for any of his vows or for any of his free offerings that they offer to the Lord for a burnt offering —

Plain English

Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the people of Israel and say to them: Whoever of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, offers his offering for any of his vows or for any of his free offerings that they offer to the Lord for a burnt offering —

King James Version, 1611

Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering;

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You will offer of your own will a male without defect, of the cattle, of the sheep or of the goats.

Plain English

you'll offer of your own will a male without fault, of the cattle, of the sheep or of the goats.

King James Version, 1611

Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.

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But whatever has a fault you must not offer, because it won't be accepted for you.

Plain English

But whatever has a fault you won't offer, because it won't be accepted for you.

King James Version, 1611

But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.

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And whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord to carry out a vow, or a free offering of the herd or of the flock — it will be whole to be accepted. There'll be no fault in it.

Plain English

And whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord to carry out a vow, or a free offering of the herd or of the flock — it'll be whole to be accepted. There'll be no fault in it.

King James Version, 1611

And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.

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Blind or broken or maimed, or with a growth or a rash or scabs — you must not offer these to the Lord or make an offering by fire of them on the altar to the Lord.

Plain English

Blind or broken or maimed, or with a growth or a rash or scabs — you won't offer these to the Lord or make an offering by fire of them on the altar to the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD.

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Either a bull or a lamb that has anything too long or too short you can offer for a free offering. But for a vow it won't be accepted.

Plain English

Either a bull or a lamb that's got anything too long or too short you can offer for a free offering. But for a vow it won't be accepted.

King James Version, 1611

Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.

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You must not offer to the Lord what's bruised or crushed or torn or cut. And you must not make any offering of it in your land.

Plain English

You won't offer to the Lord what's bruised or crushed or torn or cut. And you won't make any offering of it in your land.

King James Version, 1611

Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.

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You must not offer the bread of your God from the hand of a stranger from any of these. Because their spoiling is in them, and there are faults in them. They must not be accepted for you.

Plain English

And you won't offer the bread of your God from the hand of a stranger from any of these. Because their spoiling is in them, and there are faults in them. They won't be accepted for you.

King James Version, 1611

Neither from a stranger’s hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you.

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The Lord spoke to Moses:

Plain English

And the Lord spoke to Moses:

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, then it will be seven days under its mother. And from the eighth day on it will be accepted for an offering made by fire to the Lord.

Plain English

When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, then it'll be seven days under its mother. And from the eighth day on it'll be accepted for an offering made by fire to the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

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And whether it's a cow or a ewe, you must not kill it and its young in one day.

Plain English

And whether it's a cow or a ewe, you won't kill it and its young in one day.

King James Version, 1611

And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.

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When you offer a sacrifice of thanks to the Lord, offer it of your own will.

Plain English

And when you offer a sacrifice of thanks to the Lord, offer it of your own will.

King James Version, 1611

And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will.

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It'll be eaten the same day. You must not leave any of it till the morning. I am the Lord.

Plain English

It'll be eaten the same day. You won't leave any of it till the morning. I'm the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow: I am the LORD.

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So you will keep my commandments and do them. I am the Lord.

Plain English

So you'll keep my orders and do them. I'm the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.

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You must not make my holy name unholy. I will be honoured as holy among the Israelites. I am the Lord who makes you holy,

Plain English

And you won't make my holy name common. But I'll be made holy among the people of Israel. I'm the Lord who makes you holy,

King James Version, 1611

Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,

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Who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. I am the Lord.

Plain English

who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. I'm the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD.