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Numbers 15:41

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 15:41 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am Jehovah your God.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am Jehovah your God.
Numbers 15:41 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
38Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of each border a cord of blue:
39and it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of Jehovah, and do them; and that ye follow not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to play the harlot;
40that ye may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.
41I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am Jehovah your God.
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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
“I [am] the Lord your God, etc.] Their Creator, Preserver, and Benefactor, their Lord and Sovereign, their covenant God and Father: which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God; to make it appear that he was their God in a special relation, and that he took the special care and government of them; and which was manifest by the system of laws he gave them to observe, as well as by his provision for them on all accounts, and by his protection of them: I [am] the Lord your God; who had a right to enact laws, and enjoin the observance of them, as he was the Lord Jehovah; and they were under obligation to regard them, as he was not only their Creator but their covenant God and…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“I am the Lord your God--The import of this solemn conclusion is, that though He was displeased with them for their frequent rebellions, for which they would be doomed to forty years' wanderings, He would not abandon them but continue His divine protection and care of them till they were brought into the land of promise. Next: Numbers Chapter 16”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“I am the Lord your God - Though I am justly displeased with you for your frequent rebellions, for which also I will keep you forty years in the wilderness, yet I will not utterly cast you off, but will continue to be your God. Next: Numbers Chapter 16”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Lev 22:33, Lev 25:38; Psa 105:45; Jer 31:31-33, Jer 32:37-41; Eze 36:25-27; Heb 11:16; Pe1 2:9, Pe1 2:10 Next: Numbers Chapter 16”
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