JOS 24:5 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Καὶ ἐπάταξα τὴν Αἴγυπτον ἐν σημείοις οἷς ἐποίησα ἐν αὐτοῖς.
(Kai epataxa taʸn Aigupton en saʸmeiois hois epoiaʸsa en autois. )

ULT And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I struck Egypt according to what I did in the midst of it. And afterward I brought you out.

UST When the Egyptians made your ancestors slaves, I sent Moses and his brother Aaron to Egypt to rescue them. I caused many terrible plagues that made the people of Egypt suffer. After that, I brought your people out of Egypt.

OEB Later I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt with wonders which I wrought among them. Afterwards I brought you out,

WEBBE “‘I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did amongst them: and afterward I brought you out.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I sent Moses and Aaron, and I struck Egypt down when I intervened in their land. Then I brought you out.

LSV And I send Moses and Aaron, and plague Egypt, as I have done in its midst, and afterward I have brought you out.

FBV I sent Moses and Aaron, and I brought plagues on the people of Egypt, and I brought you[fn] out.

24:5 The story uses “your forefathers” and “you” interchangeably, perhaps to enhance the involvement of the audience.

T4T “Many years later, I sent Moses and his older brother Aaron to help your people, and I caused the people of Egypt to suffer very much because of what I did there. Then I enabled your ancestors to leave Egypt.

LEB And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt with what I did in its midst; and afterward I brought you out.

BBE And I sent Moses and Aaron, troubling Egypt by all the signs I did among them: and after that I took you out.

Moff I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt with wonders which I wrought among them; afterwards I brought you out,

JPS And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did in the midst thereof; and afterward I brought you out.

ASV And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did in the midst thereof: and afterward I brought you out.

DRA And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I struck Egypt with many signs and wonders.

YLT And I send Moses and Aaron, and plague Egypt, as I have done in its midst, and afterwards I have brought you out.

Drby And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them; and afterwards I brought you out.

RV And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did in the midst thereof: and afterward I brought you out.

SLT And I will send Moses and Aaron, and I will strike Egypt as I did in its midst: and afterwards I will bring you out.

Wbstr I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them: and afterward I brought you out.

KJB-1769 I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them: and afterward I brought you out.

KJB-1611 I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did amongst them: and afterward, I brought you out.

Bshps I sent Moyses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, and when I had so done among them, I brought you out.
(I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, and when I had so done among them, I brought you out.)

Gnva I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt: and when I had so done among them, I brought you out.

Cvdl Then sent I Moses and Aaron, and plaged Egipte as I haue done amonge the.
(Then sent I Moses and Aaron, and plagued Egypt as I have done among them.)

Wycl And Y sente Moises and Aaron, and Y smoot Egipt with many signes and wondris,
(And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I smote Egypt with many signs and wonders,)

Luth Da sandte ich Mose und Aaron und plagte Ägypten, wie ich unter ihnen getan habe.
(So sent I Moses and Aaron and plagued Egypt, as/like I under to_them did have.)

ClVg Misique Moysen et Aaron, et percussi Ægyptum multis signis atque portentis.
(Misique Moysen and Aaron, and I_was_struck Egypt many signs and_yet portentis. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 24:1–33: Israel renewed their covenant with Yahweh

In this section Joshua called the people of Israel together to affirm that they would worship and obey only Yahweh. He warned them that Yahweh would bring disaster on them if they worshiped other gods. Then Joshua died and was buried.

Here are some other possible section headings:

Renewing the covenant at Shechem

The Israelites promise to worship only Yahweh

24:5a

Then I sent Moses and Aaron,

Later I sent Moses and Aaron to help the Israelites.
Many years after that I sent Moses and his brother Aaron to Egypt.

Then: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as Then introduces the next event in the storyline. Introduce this next event in a way that is natural in your language.

I sent Moses and Aaron: Many years passed between the time that Jacob and his family went to Egypt, and the time that Yahweh sent Moses and Aaron to meet the king of Egypt. It may be helpful to add this implicit information at the beginning of the verse. For example,

Later I sent Moses and Aaron (GNT)

Many years after that, I sent Moses and Aaron

The clause I sent Moses and Aaron does not state where Yahweh sent them or what Yahweh sent them to do. In some languages it may be helpful to include some of this implicit information. For example:

I sent Moses and Aaron to help the Israelites

I sent Moses and his brother Aaron to Egypt

24:5b

and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there,

I struck the people of Egypt with the disasters that I caused there.
I made terrible things happen to the Egyptian people.

and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there: The Hebrew verb that the BSB translates as afflicted is more literally “hit.” In this context it refers to the disasters that God caused the Egyptians to suffer. The disasters that God brought upon the Egyptians are recorded in Exodus 7–11.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

I struck the people of Egypt with the disasters that I caused there

I made terrible things happen to the Egyptian people

24:5c

and afterward I brought you out.

After that, I brought you^(plur) out of Egypt.
Then I led you out of Egypt.

and afterward I brought you out: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

After that, I brought you^(plur) out of Egypt

Then I led you all out from Egypt

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וָ⁠אֶשְׁלַ֞ח אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֤ה וְ⁠אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן֙

and,I_sent DOM Mosheh and,DOM ʼAhₐron

Yahweh is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [When the Egyptians enslaved them, I sent Moses and Aaron to rescue them]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הוֹצֵ֥אתִי אֶתְ⁠כֶֽם

brought_~_out ,you(pl)

As the Introduction to this chapter discusses, Yahweh is using the pronoun you to refer to the ancestors of the Israelites, whom he actually brought out of Egypt, by association with the current generation, whom he is addressing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly, here and in subsequent instances of this usage. Alternate translation: [I brought your ancestors out]

Parallel JOS 24:5

Section 24:1–33: Israel renewed their covenant with Yahweh

24:5a

24:5b

24:5c