KJV ORIGINAL
So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So the LORD alone guided him, and no foreign god was with him.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse declares that God alone led and guided His people, without any help from other gods.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from the Song of Moses, a poetic recounting of Israel's history that Moses sang before his death. Moses is describing how God faithfully led the Israelites through the wilderness for 40 years after their exodus from Egypt. During this time, surrounding nations worshiped many different gods, but Israel was to follow only the one true God.
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