1 Samuel 10:18

and said to the Israelites, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the hands of the Egyptians and of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.’

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Samuel addresses the assembled Israelites at Mizpah immediately after Saul’s anointing, recounting Yahweh’s historical deliverance to frame their request for a king.

The words — The formula כֹּה אָמַר (koh amar) translates literally as “thus says,” serving as the standard prophetic marker that introduces Yahweh’s direct speech.

The thread — This recitation of exodus rescue parallels the prophetic appeals in Judges 6:8 and Judges 2:1, while Nehemiah 9:27 records the identical cycle of oppression and subsequent crying out.

Why it lands — The text presents Yahweh’s past acts of deliverance as the factual basis for covenant loyalty, requiring the reader to acknowledge that rejecting divine kingship directly contradicts the recorded history of rescue.

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The Hebrew words

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀va/i.Yo.merand/ he said אֶל־'el-to בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פYis.ra.'ElIsrael כֹּֽה־koh-thus אָמַ֤ר'a.Marhe says יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael אָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiI הֶעֱלֵ֥יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiI brought up אֶת־'et-<obj.>יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael מִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi./mitz.Ra.yimfrom/ Egypt וָאַצִּ֤ילva./'a.Tziland/ I delivered אֶתְכֶם֙'et./Khem<obj.>/ you מִיַּ֣דmi./Yadfrom/ [the] hand of מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt וּמִיַּד֙u./mi./Yadand/ from/ [the] hand of כָּל־kol-all הַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha./mam.la.Khotthe/ kingdoms הַלֹּחֲצִ֖יםha./lo.cha.Tzimthat/ were oppressing אֶתְכֶֽם׃'et./Khem<obj.>/ you

King James Version

And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you:

Cross-references

Judges 6:8 He sent them a prophet, who told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Judges 2:1 Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you,
Nehemiah 9:27 So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.
Nehemiah 9:9 You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.