Exodus
Exodus 6:7
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.