Deu 7:8 | NET2full | STEP | Rather it is because of his love for you and his faithfulness to the promise he solemnly vowed to your ancestors that the Lord brought you out with great power , redeeming you from the place of slavery , from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt .

‏ Deuteronomy 7:8

8 Rather it is because of his ^{▼▼tn Heb “the Lord’s.” See note on “He” in 7:6.} love ^{▼▼tn For the verb אָהֵב (ʾahev, “to love”) as a term of choice or election, see note on the word “loved” in Deut 4:37.} for you and his faithfulness to the promise ^{▼▼tn Heb “oath.” This is a reference to the promises of the so-called “Abrahamic Covenant” (cf. Gen 15:13-16).} he solemnly vowed ^{▼▼tn Heb “swore on oath.”} to your ancestors ^{▼▼tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 12, 13).} that the Lord brought you out with great power, ^{▼▼tn Heb “by a strong hand” (NAB similar); NLT “with such amazing power.”} redeeming ^{▼▼sn Redeeming you from the place of slavery. The Hebrew verb translated “redeeming” (from the root פָּדָה, padah) has the idea of redemption by the payment of a ransom. The initial symbol of this was the Passover lamb, offered by Israel to the Lord as ransom in exchange for deliverance from bondage and death (Exod 12:1-14). Later, the firstborn sons of Israel, represented by the Levites, became the ransom (Num 3:11-13). These were all types of the redemption effected by the death of Christ who described his atoning work as “a ransom for many” (Matt 20:28; cf. 1 Pet 1:18).} you from the place of slavery, from the power ^{▼▼tn Heb “hand” (so KJV, NRSV), a metaphor for power or domination.} of Pharaoh king of Egypt.