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Berean Standard Bible

“And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt, into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’”

Exodus 3:17

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At the burning bush, God has just told Moses that he has seen his people's misery in Egypt and will rescue them. Here he spells out where the rescue is headed.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt, into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’

World English Bible (WEB)

and I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, to a land flowing with milk and honey.”’

King James Version (KJV)

And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

American Standard Version (ASV)

and I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I have said, I will take you up out of the sorrows of Egypt into the land of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, into a land flowing with milk and honey.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y he dicho: Yo os sacaré de la aflicción de Egipto á la tierra del Cananeo, y del Hetheo, y del Amorrheo, y del Pherezeo, y del Heveo, y del Jebuseo, á una tierra que fluye leche y miel.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Prometo rescatarlos de la esclavitud y humillación que están soportando, y llevarlos a la tierra que ahora ocupan los cananeos, los hititas, los amorreos, los ferezeos, los heveos y los jebuseos, tierra que fluye leche y miel”.

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