Exodus
Exodus 3:6
6Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”e
At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
Footnotes
- e 3:6 Cited in Matthew 22:32|MAT 22:32, Mark 12:26, Luke 20:37, and Acts 7:32
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then He said | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I | אָנֹכִי֙ | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| am the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of your father | אָבִ֔יךָ | ’ā·ḇî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֧י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֛ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Isaac | יִצְחָ֖ק | yiṣ·ḥāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3327 Isaac |
| and the God | וֵאלֹהֵ֣י | wê·lō·hê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֑ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| At this | מֹשֶׁה֙ | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁה֙ | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| hid | וַיַּסְתֵּ֤ר | way·yas·têr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5641 hide, conceal |
| his face | פָּנָ֔יו | pā·nāw | Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he was afraid | יָרֵ֔א | yā·rê | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| to look | מֵהַבִּ֖יט | mê·hab·bîṭ | Preposition-m; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5027 look |
| at | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| God | הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 20:37 · Matthew 22:32 · Exodus 4:5 · Mark 12:26 · Acts 7:32 · Genesis 28:13 · Revelation 1:17 · 1 Kings 18:36 · Isaiah 6:1–5 · Judges 13:22 · Jeremiah 24:7 · Jeremiah 32:38
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.