“Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “On the day when (A)I chose Israel and raised My hand in an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob, and made Myself (B)known to them in the land of Egypt, I raised My hand in an oath to them, saying, (C)‘I am the Lord your God.’ On that day I raised My hand in an oath to them, (D)to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, (E)‘flowing with milk and honey,’ (F)the glory of all lands. Then I said to them, ‘Each of you, (G)throw away (H)the abominations which are before his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with (I)the idols of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’

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and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose(A) Israel, I swore with uplifted hand(B) to the descendants of Jacob and revealed myself to them in Egypt. With uplifted hand I said to them, “I am the Lord your God.(C) On that day I swore(D) to them that I would bring them out of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey,(E) the most beautiful of all lands.(F) And I said to them, “Each of you, get rid of the vile images(G) you have set your eyes on, and do not defile yourselves with the idols(H) of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.(I)

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