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Psalms 114:1

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WHEN Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
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  1. Exodus 12:41–42Rank 1 from verse 1
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    41And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt.

    42It is a night to be much observed unto the Lord for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the Lord to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.

  2. Exodus 13:3Rank 2 from verse 1
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    3¶ And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.

  3. Genesis 42:23Rank 3 from verse 1
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    23And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

  4. Psalms 81:5Rank 4 from verse 1
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    5This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.

  5. Deuteronomy 16:1Rank 5 from verse 1
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    1OBSERVE the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the Lord thy God: for in the month of Abib the Lord thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.

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Psalms 114:1

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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strange

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Foreign; belonging to another country. Wonderful; causing surprise; exciting curiosity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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language

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1. An ordered form of speech and words used and understood by a people. 2. A particular tongue, vocabulary, or manner of expression. 3. A people or group sharing a language.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604

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114:1WHEN Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

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114:2Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.

114:3The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.

114:4The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.

114:5What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?

114:6Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?

114:7Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;

114:8Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.

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