Exodus

Exodus 6:1–3

¹But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for because of My mighty hand he will let the people go; because of My strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”

²God also told Moses, “I am the LORD. ³I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty,^a but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.

Footnotes

a 6:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai

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Exodus 6:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
Now	עַתָּ֣ה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
you will see	תִרְאֶ֔ה	ṯir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7200 see
what	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I will do	אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה	’e·‘ĕ·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
to Pharaoh	לְפַרְעֹ֑ה	lə·p̄ar·‘ōh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
because of My mighty	חֲזָקָה֙	ḥă·zā·qāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2389 strong, stout, mighty
hand	בְיָ֤ד	ḇə·yāḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H3027 hand
he will let	יְשַׁלְּחֵ֔ם	yə·šal·lə·ḥêm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7971 send
because of My strong	חֲזָקָ֔ה	ḥă·zā·qāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2389 strong, stout, mighty
hand	וּבְיָ֣ד	ū·ḇə·yāḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H3027 hand
he will drive them out of	יְגָרְשֵׁ֖ם	yə·ḡā·rə·šêm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H1644 drive out, cast out
his land	מֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃ס	mê·’ar·ṣōw	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H776 earth, land

Exodus 6:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
God also	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
told	וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֑ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Exodus 6:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I appeared	וָאֵרָ֗א	wā·’ê·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֛ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Isaac	יִצְחָ֥ק	yiṣ·ḥāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
and to	וְאֶֽל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֖ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
as God	בְּאֵ֣ל	bə·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
Almighty	שַׁדָּ֑י	šad·dāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7706 Almighty
but	וּשְׁמִ֣י	ū·šə·mî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8034 name
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
I did not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
make Myself known	נוֹדַ֖עְתִּי	nō·w·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
to them	לָהֶֽם׃	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural

Cross-references

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Exodus 6:1 Exodus 12:33 · Psalm 136:12 · Exodus 12:39 · Exodus 12:31 · Exodus 3:19–20 · Exodus 11:1 · Deuteronomy 32:39 · Ezekiel 20:33–34 · Isaiah 63:12 · 2 Chronicles 20:17 · Psalm 12:5 · Psalm 89:13

Exodus 6:2 Acts 17:24–25 · Jeremiah 9:24 · Isaiah 42:8 · Malachi 3:6

Exodus 6:3 Psalm 83:18 · Genesis 17:1 · Psalm 68:4 · Exodus 3:14 · Isaiah 44:6 · Genesis 35:11 · Genesis 48:3 · John 8:58 · Isaiah 52:5–6 · Isaiah 42:8 · Genesis 12:7–8 · Genesis 22:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.