Exodus

Exodus 6:7–8

⁷I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. ⁸And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’”

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Exodus 6:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will take	וְלָקַחְתִּ֨י	wə·lā·qaḥ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3947 take
you	אֶתְכֶ֥ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
as My own	לִי֙	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
people	לְעָ֔ם	lə·‘ām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
and I will be	וְהָיִ֥יתִי	wə·hā·yî·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
your	לָכֶ֖ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
God	לֵֽאלֹהִ֑ים	lê·lō·hîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
Then you will know	וִֽידַעְתֶּ֗ם	wî·ḏa‘·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H3045 know
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אֲנִ֤י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
who brought	הַמּוֹצִ֣יא	ham·mō·w·ṣî	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
you	אֶתְכֶ֔ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
out from under	מִתַּ֖חַת	mit·ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition-m	H8478 the under part
the yoke	סִבְל֥וֹת	siḇ·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5450 burden
of the Egyptians	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Exodus 6:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And I will bring	וְהֵבֵאתִ֤י	wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
you	אֶתְכֶם֙	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I swore	נָשָׂ֙אתִי֙	nā·śā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
to give	לָתֵ֣ת	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
to Abraham	לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם	lə·’aḇ·rā·hām	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
Isaac	לְיִצְחָ֖ק	lə·yiṣ·ḥāq	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
and Jacob	וּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑ב	ū·lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
I will give	וְנָתַתִּ֨י	wə·nā·ṯat·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
it	אֹתָ֥הּ	’ō·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
to you	לָכֶ֛ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
as a possession	מוֹרָשָׁ֖ה	mō·w·rā·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4181 a possession
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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Exodus 6:7 Deuteronomy 7:6 · Deuteronomy 29:13 · Deuteronomy 4:20 · Genesis 17:7–8 · Revelation 21:7 · Deuteronomy 14:2 · Exodus 29:45–46 · Deuteronomy 26:18 · 2 Samuel 7:23–24 · Psalm 81:6 · Exodus 6:6 · 1 Peter 2:10

Exodus 6:8 Genesis 15:18 · Genesis 26:3 · Ezekiel 20:5–6 · Genesis 14:22 · Ezekiel 20:42 · Ezekiel 47:14 · Deuteronomy 32:40 · Genesis 28:13 · Genesis 35:12 · Exodus 32:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.