Exodus 15:17
ESV
You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain, the place, O Lord, which you have made for your abode, the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established.
NIV
You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance— the place, Lord, you made for your dwelling, the sanctuary, Lord, your hands established.
NASB
You will bring them and plant them in the mountain of Your inheritance, The place, Lord, which You have made as Your dwelling, The sanctuary, Lord, which Your hands have established.
CSB
You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your possession; Lord, you have prepared the place for your dwelling; Lord, your hands have established the sanctuary.
NLT
You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain — the place, O Lord, reserved for your own dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established.
KJV
Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.
NKJV
You will bring them in and plant them In the mountain of Your inheritance, In the place, O Lord, which You have made For Your own dwelling, The sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established.
What does Exodus 15:17 mean?
The Lord promised Abraham that his offspring would occupy a Promised Land (Genesis 17:8). Abraham's descendants are the nation of Israel, which had been enslaved by Egypt (Exodus 1:11–14). God freed the people through powerful miracles (Exodus 3:19–20; 12:40–41). Then He erased the Egyptian army (Exodus 14:5–9) which pursued them (Exodus 14:21–28). This supernatural work was all part of the Lord fulfilling His promise.The "mountain" spoken of here is a poetic reference to the entire land of Canaan. God has a specific place in mind for the people, and He intends to establish them there. In fact, God Himself would in some way live there. Later Scriptures will speak of the tabernacle and temple as places where God "dwelled" to communicate with Israel (Exodus 25:8; 29:45–46; 1 Kings 6:11–13). The city of Jerusalem would be thought of as the Lord's earthly home (Psalm 135:21). The Promised Land was a safe place—a "sanctuary"—formed by God and His power.
