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Berean Standard Bible

“and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’”

Ezekiel 20:5

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’

World English Bible (WEB)

Tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “In the day when I chose Israel, and swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob, and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I swore to them, saying, ‘I am Yahweh your God;’

King James Version (KJV)

And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;

American Standard Version (ASV)

and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when I chose Israel, and sware unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I sware unto them, saying, I am Jehovah your God;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And say to them, This is what the Lord has said: In the day when I took Israel for myself, when I made an oath to the seed of the family of Jacob, and I gave them knowledge of myself in the land of Egypt, saying to them with an oath, I am the Lord your God;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y diles: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: El día que escogí á Israel, y que alcé mi mano por la simiente de la casa de Jacob, y que fuí conocido de ellos en la tierra de Egipto, cuando alcé mi mano á ellos, diciendo: Yo soy Jehová vuestro Dios;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Comunícales que el Señor Dios dice: “Cuando yo escogí a Israel y me revelé a él en Egipto, yo les juré a él y a sus descendientes que los sacaba de Egipto y los llevaba a una tierra que yo había preparado para ellos; una buena tierra con tanta abundancia que se decía que de ella fluía leche y miel; la mejor de las tierras en cualquier parte”.

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