Exodus 19:3-5

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³And Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him out of the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel:^[a] ⁴You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. ⁵Now therefore, if you will obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my own possession among all peoples; for all the earth is mine,

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19.3 The covenant makes Israel the people of God and binds them to the fulfilment of the commandments; it is concluded in chapter 24.

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