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Deuteronomy 26:8

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 26:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and Jehovah brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and Jehovah brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders;
Deuteronomy 26:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5And thou shalt answer and say before Jehovah thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.
6And the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:
7and we cried unto Jehovah, the God of our fathers, and Jehovah heard our voice, and saw our affliction, and our toil, and our oppression;
8and Jehovah brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders;
9and he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
10And now, behold, I have brought the first of the fruit of the ground, which thou, O Jehovah, hast given me. And thou shalt set it down before Jehovah thy God, and worship before Jehovah thy God:
11and thou shalt rejoice in all the good which Jehovah thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thy house, thou, and the Levite, and the sojourner that is in the midst of thee.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt, etc.] After some time: with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm; by his almighty power, of which full proof was given by what he then did, (<050515>Deuteronomy 5:15); and with great terribleness: to Pharaoh and his people, through the plagues that were inflicted on them, especially the last, the slaying of their firstborn; (see <050434>Deuteronomy 4:34); and with signs and with wonders; wrought by the hands of Moses and Aaron, meaning the ten plagues, often so called.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the Lord: Deu 4:34, Deu 5:15; Exo 12:37, Exo 12:41, Exo 12:51, Exo 13:3, 14:16-31; Psa 78:12, Psa 78:13, Psa 105:27-38; Psa 106:7-10; Isa 63:12 with great: Deu 4:34 Deuteronomy 26:9”
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