Leviticus 22:33

who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD.”

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God addresses the Israelites in Leviticus 22, concluding instructions on priestly holiness and offerings by grounding His authority in historical deliverance.

The words — The verse identifies Yahweh as הַמּוֹצִיא (ha./mo.Tzi'), meaning "who brought out," and pairs the infinitive construct לִהְי֥וֹת (li./h.Yot, "to become") with לֵאלֹהִ֑ים (le./lo.Him, "<into>/ God") to state the purpose of the exodus.

The thread — This deliverance formula recurs in Leviticus 11:45, Exodus 6:7, and Exodus 20:2.

Why it lands — The text asserts that Yahweh’s claim to be Israel’s God rests on His act of extracting them from Egypt, requiring the reader to acknowledge this historical fact before applying His holiness standards.

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The Hebrew words

הַמּוֹצִ֤יאha./mo.Tzi'who/ brought out אֶתְכֶם֙'et./Khem<obj.>/ you מֵאֶ֣רֶץme./'E.retzfrom/ [the] land of מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt לִהְי֥וֹתli/h.Yotto/ becomeלָכֶ֖םla./Khemfor <the>/ youלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle./lo.Him<into>/ God אֲנִ֖י'a.NiI יְהוָֽה׃ פYah.weh[am] Yahweh

King James Version

That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord.

Cross-references

Leviticus 11:45 For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
Exodus 6:7 I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.
Exodus 20:2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Leviticus 19:36 You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Leviticus 25:38 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
Numbers 15:41 I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God.”