God’s Word Translation
Exodus 6:29
29He said to Moses, “I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) everything I tell you.”
Exodus 6:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, I am the Lord: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.
- New International Version (NIV)he said to him, “I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I tell you.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)the Lord said to Moses, "I am the Lord; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you."
- New King James Version (NKJV)that the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “I am the Lord. Speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.”
Context of Exodus 6:29
27They—this same Moses and Aaron—told Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) to let the Israelites leave Egypt. 28At that time the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt. He said to Moses, “I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) everything I tell you.” 30But Moses said to the Lord, “Why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
Read all of Exodus 6Exodus 6:29 word by word
וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹ֖ר אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה דַּבֵּ֗ר אֶל־פַּרְעֹה֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י דֹּבֵ֥ר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 6:29
- Exodus 6:2God spoke to Moses, “I am the Lord.
- Exodus 6:11“Go tell Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) to let the Israelites leave his country.”
- Exodus 7:2Tell your brother Aaron everything I command you, and he must tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites leave the country.
- Jeremiah 1:7But the Lord said to me, “Don’t say that you are only a boy. You will go wherever I send you. You will say whatever I command you to say.
- Jeremiah 23:28The prophet who has a dream should tell his dream. However, the person who has my word should honestly speak my word. What does grain have to do with straw?” asks the Lord.
- Jeremiah 26:2“This is what the Lord says: Stand in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple, and speak to all the people who come from the cities of Judah to worship in the Lord’s temple. Tell them everything that I command you to tell them. Don’t leave out a single word.
- Ezekiel 2:6Son of man, don’t be afraid of them or the things they say. Don’t be afraid, even though thorns and thistles are around you and you live among scorpions. Don’t let the things they say frighten you. Don’t be terrified in their presence, even though they are rebellious people.
- Ezekiel 3:11Go to the exiles, to your people. Whether they listen or not, tell them, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says.’ ”
- Matthew 28:20Teach them to do everything I have commanded you. “And remember that I am always with you until the end of time.”
- Acts 20:27I didn’t avoid telling you the whole plan of God.
Commentaries on Exodus 6:29
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-30Verses 14-30 Moses and Aaron were Israelites; raised up unto them of their brethren, as Christ also should be, who was to be the Prophet and Priest, the Redeemer and Lawgiver of the people of Israel. Moses returns to his narrative, and repeats the charge God had given him to deliver his message to Pharaoh, and his objection against it. Those who have spoken unadvisedly with their lips ought to reflect upon it with regret, as Moses seems to do here…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-30This section referring to family lineage places Moses and Aaron within the families of Israel. It is obviously background information because 6:30 repeats 6:12. Exodus often emphasizes the Lord as the God of the ancestors, both directly (from 3:6 onward) and indirectly (from 1:1 onward). The upcoming events were not actions by a new god dismissing older gods (a common theme in ancient pagan stories). Unlike pagan gods, who only want personal power and…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-3014-15. These be the heads of their fathers' houses--chiefs or governors of their houses. The insertion of this genealogical table in this part of the narrative was intended to authenticate the descent of Moses and Aaron. Both of them were commissioned to act so important a part in the events transacted in the court of Egypt and afterwards elevated to so high offices in the government and Church of God, that it was of the utmost importance that their…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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