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The Affliction of Egypt


The Affliction of Egypt


Exodus 3

The affliction of Egypt refers to the affliction of the Israelites in Egypt. It is better expressed as “your misery in Egypt” (NEB). 3:17 TEV’s adjustment to indirect speech becomes “out of Egypt, where they are being treated cruelly.” In some languages it will be more natural to say “from the place where the Egyptians are treating them cruelly.” To the land of the Canaanites, … repeats the list of the six ethnic groups mentioned in 3:8. (See the suggested translation of these names in that verse.) A land flowing with milk and honey means “a rich and fertile land.” (Compare 3:8 and the comment.)

Osborn, Noel D., and Howard A. Hatton. A Handbook on Exodus. New York: United Bible Societies, 1999. Print. UBS Handbook Series.

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