Berean Standard Bible
Exodus 6
1But the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258you will seeתִרְאֶ֔הtir.'EhH7200whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547,forכִּ֣יkiH3588because of My mightyחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handבְיָ֤דve.YadH3027he will let the people goיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔םye.sha.le.ChemH7971;because of My strongחֲזָקָ֔הcha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֣דu.ve.YadH3027he will drive them out ofיְגָרְשֵׁ֖םye.ga.re.ShemH1644his landמֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃ סme.'ar.TzoH776.”
3I appearedוָאֵרָ֗אva.'e.Ra'H7200toאֶל־'el-H413Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85,toאֶל־'el-H413Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327,and toוְאֶֽל־ve.'el-H413Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290as Godבְּאֵ֣לbe.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדָּ֑יsha.DaiH7706,but by My nameוּשְׁמִ֣יu.she.MiH8034the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068I did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808make Myself knownנוֹדַ֖עְתִּיno.Da'.tiH3045to them.
4I alsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571establishedהֲקִמֹ֤תִיha.ki.Mo.tiH6965אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285with themאִתָּ֔ם'i.TamH854to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414themאֶת־'et-H853the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667אֵ֛ת'etH853,the landאֶ֥רֶץ מְגֻרֵיהֶ֖ם'E.retz me.gu.rei.HemH776H4033whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they lived as foreignersגָּ֥רוּGa.ruH1481.
5Furthermoreוְגַ֣ם׀ve.GamH1571,Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085אֶֽת־'et-H853the groaningנַאֲקַת֙na.'a.KatH5009of the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714are enslavingמַעֲבִדִ֣יםma.'a.vi.DimH5647אֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853,and I have rememberedוָאֶזְכֹּ֖רva.'ez.KorH2142אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃be.ri.TiH1285.
6Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651tellאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559the Israelitesלִבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֘לliv.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478: ‘Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,and I will bringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֣יve.ho.tze.TiH3318youאֶתְכֶ֗ם'et.KhemH853out from underמִתַּ֙חַת֙mi.Ta.chatH8478the yokeסִבְלֹ֣תsiv.LotH5450of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and deliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֥יve.hi.tzal.TiH5337youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853from their bondageמֵעֲבֹדָתָ֑םme.'a.vo.da.TamH5656.I will redeemוְגָאַלְתִּ֤יve.ga.'al.TiH1350youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853with an outstretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armבִּזְר֣וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220and with mightyגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419acts of judgmentוּבִשְׁפָטִ֖יםu.vish.fa.TimH8201.
7I will takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947youאֶתְכֶ֥ם'et.KhemH853as My ownpeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971,and I will beוְהָיִ֥יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961yourGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430.Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,who broughtהַמּוֹצִ֣יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853out from underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the yokeסִבְל֥וֹתsiv.LotH5450of the Egyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
8And I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֤יve.he.ve.TiH935youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853intoאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I sworeנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiH5375אֶת־'et-H853יָדִ֔יya.DiH3027to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414אֹתָ֔הּ'o.TahH853to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290.I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414itאֹתָ֥הּ'o.TahH853to youas a possessionמוֹרָשָׁ֖הmo.ra.ShahH4181.Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068!’”
9Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872relayedוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696thisכֵּ֖ןkenH3651messagetoאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478,but on account of their brokenמִקֹּ֣צֶרmi.Ko.tzerH7115spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307and cruelקָשָֽׁה׃ פka.ShahH7186bondageוּמֵעֲבֹדָ֖הu.me.'a.vo.DahH5656,they did notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808listenשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085toאֶל־'el-H413himמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872.
12But in the LORD’sיְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑רYah.weh le.MorH3068H559presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872repliedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696, “Ifהֵ֤ןhenH2005the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙be.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808listenשָׁמְע֣וּsha.me.'UH8085to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,then whyוְאֵיךְ֙ve.'eiKhH349would Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547listen to meיִשְׁמָעֵ֣נִיyish.ma.'E.niH8085,since Iוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589am unskilledעֲרַ֥ל'a.RalH6189in speechשְׂפָתָֽיִם׃ פse.fa.Ta.yimH8193?”
13Then the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175and gave them a chargeוְאֶֽל־ וַיְצַוֵּם֙ve.'el- vay.tza.VemH6680H413concerningאֶל־'el-H413both the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאֶל־be.Nei Yis.ra.'El ve.'el-H1121H3478H413and Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,to bringלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478אֶת־'et-H853out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.
Genealogies of Moses and Aaron
14Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428were the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1’housesבֵית־veit-H1004:The sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֜ןre.'u.VenH7205,the firstbornבְּכֹ֣רbe.KhorH1060of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, wereHanochחֲנ֤וֹךְcha.NokhH2585and Palluוּפַלּוּא֙u.fa.Lu'H6396,Hezronחֶצְר֣וֹןchetz.RonH2696and Carmiוְכַרְמִ֔יve.khar.MiH3756.Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428were the clansמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of Reubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205.
15The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Simeonשִׁמְע֗וֹןshim.'onH8095wereJemuelיְמוּאֵ֨לye.mu.'ElH3223,Jaminוְיָמִ֤יןve.ya.MinH3226,Ohadוְאֹ֙הַד֙ve.'O.hadH161,Jachinוְיָכִ֣יןve.ya.KhinH3199,Zoharוְצֹ֔חַרve.Tzo.charH6714,and Shaulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a Canaanite womanהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יתha.ke.na.'a.NitH3669.Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428were the clansמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095.
16Theseוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428were the namesשְׁמ֤וֹתshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Leviלֵוִי֙le.ViH3881according to their recordsלְתֹ֣לְדֹתָ֔םle.To.le.do.TamH8435:Gershonגֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,Kohathוּקְהָ֖תu.ke.HatH6955,and Merariוּמְרָרִ֑יu.me.ra.RiH4847וּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.NeiH8141.Leviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878livedחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416137שֶׁ֧בַע וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים וּמְאַ֖תShe.va' u.she.lo.Shim u.me.'AtH7651H7970H3967yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
18The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Kohathקְהָ֔תke.HatH6955wereAmramעַמְרָ֣ם'am.RamH6019,Izharוְיִצְהָ֔רve.yitz.HarH3324,Hebronוְחֶבְר֖וֹןve.chev.RonH2275,and Uzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵ֑לve.'u.zi.'ElH5816וּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.NeiH8141.Kohathקְהָ֔תke.HatH6955livedחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416133שָׁלֹ֧שׁ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים וּמְאַ֖תsha.Losh u.she.lo.Shim u.me.'AtH7969H7970H3967yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
20And Amramעַמְרָ֜ם'am.RamH6019אֶת־'et-H853marriedוַיִּקַּ֨ח לְאִשָּׁ֔הvai.yi.Kach le.'i.ShahH3947H802his father’s sisterדֹּֽדָתוֹ֙do.da.ToH1733Jochebedיוֹכֶ֤בֶדyo.Khe.vedH3115,and she boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205himאֶֽת־'et-H853Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872וּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.NeiH8141.Amramעַמְרָ֔ם'am.RamH6019livedחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416137שֶׁ֧בַע וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים וּמְאַ֖תShe.va' u.she.lo.Shim u.me.'AtH7651H7970H3967yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
23And Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175אֶת־'et-H853marriedוַיִּקַּ֨ח לְאִשָּׁ֑הvai.yi.Kach le.'i.ShahH3947H802Elishebaאֱלִישֶׁ֧בַע'e.li.She.va'H472,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Amminadabעַמִּינָדָ֛ב'a.mi.na.DavH5992and sisterאֲח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269of Nahshonנַחְשׁ֖וֹןnach.ShonH5177,and she boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205himאֶת־'et-H853Nadabנָדָב֙na.DavH5070וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Abihuאֲבִיה֔וּא'a.vi.Hu'H30אֶת־'et-H853,Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Ithamarאִֽיתָמָֽר׃'I.ta.MarH385.
25Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֨רve.'el.'a.ZarH499marriedלָקַֽח־la.kach-H3947לְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802oneof the daughtersמִבְּנ֤וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Putielפּֽוּטִיאֵל֙pu.ti.'ElH6317,and she boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205himאֶת־'et-H853Phinehasפִּֽינְחָ֑סpin.ChasH6372.Theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428were the headsרָאשֵׁ֛יra.SheiH7218of the Leviteהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881familiesאֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1by their clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.
26It was thisה֥וּאhu'H1931Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175and Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֑הu.mo.ShehH4872to whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559, “Bring the Israelitesבְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478outהוֹצִ֜יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318אֶת־'et-H853of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714byעַל־'al-H5921their divisionsצִבְאֹתָֽם׃tziv.'o.TamH6635.”
27הֵ֗םHemH1992Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹֽן׃ve.'a.ha.RonH175were the ones who spokeהַֽמְדַבְּרִים֙ham.da.be.RimH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714in order to bringלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִם ה֥וּאmi.mitz.Ra.yim hu'H4714H1931.
29Heיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413himמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹ֖רmo.Sheh le.MorH4872H559, “Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;tellדַּבֵּ֗ר אֶל־da.Ber 'el-H1696H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714אֵ֛ת'etH853everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589sayדֹּבֵ֥רdo.VerH1696to youאֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413.”
30But in the LORD’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sinceהֵ֤ןhenH2005Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589am unskilledעֲרַ֣ל'a.RalH6189in speechשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193,whyוְאֵ֕יךְve.'EikhH349would Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃ פpar.'OhH6547listenיִשְׁמַ֥עyish.Ma'H8085to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413?”
Commentaries on Exodus 6
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- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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