Exodus 6:5

Exodus 6:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.
• New International Version (NIV)Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the people of Israel whom the Egyptians hold as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant.

Context of Exodus 6:5

3I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but I didn’t make myself known to them by my name, the Lord. 4I even made a promise to give them Canaan, the land where they lived as foreigners. Now I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians hold in slavery, and I have remembered my promise. 6“Tell the Israelites, ‘I am the Lord. I will bring you out from under the oppression of the Egyptians, and I will free you from slavery. I will rescue you with my powerful arm and with mighty acts of judgment. 7Then I will make you my people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the forced labor of the Egyptians.

Exodus 6:5 word by word

וְגַ֣ם׀ אֲנִ֣י שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי אֶֽת־נַאֲקַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִצְרַ֖יִם מַעֲבִדִ֣ים אֹתָ֑ם וָאֶזְכֹּ֖ר אֶת־בְּרִיתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I have also heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the groaningנְאָקָהne'âqâh · groanH5009
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• whomאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• keep in bondageעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647
• and I have rememberedזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• my covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285

Cross-references for Exodus 6:5

• Exodus 2:24God heard their groaning, and he remembered his promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
• Exodus 3:7The Lord said, “I have seen the misery of my people in Egypt, and I have heard them crying out because of the slave drivers. I know how much they’re suffering.
• Psalms 106:44He saw that they were suffering when he heard their cry for help.
• Isaiah 63:9In all their troubles he was troubled, and he was the Messenger who saved them. In his love and compassion he reclaimed them. He always held them and carried them in the past.
• Genesis 8:1God remembered Noah and all the wild and domestic animals with him in the ship. So God made a wind blow over the earth, and the water started to go down.
• Genesis 9:15Then I will remember my promise to you and every living animal. Never again will water become a flood to destroy all life.
• Psalms 105:8He always remembers his promise, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,
• Psalms 106:45He remembered his promise to them. In keeping with his rich mercy, he changed his plans.
• Luke 1:54“He remembered to help his servant Israel forever.

Commentaries on Exodus 6:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-8Once again, God clearly connected his present action with the promises he made to the patriarchs (Abraham and his family). God works in history in ways that show his faithfulness. He makes promises, and he keeps them. God also planned to reveal more about himself than he had revealed to the patriarchs. This new generation would understand more about who he is and what he intends to do. They would especially learn more about the meaning and demands of the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131. the Lord said unto Moses--The Lord, who is long-suffering and indulgent to the errors and infirmities of His people, made allowance for the mortification of Moses as the result of this first interview and cheered him with the assurance of a speedy and successful termination to his embassy.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 6:5

• Covenant
• God
• Moses
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Anguish
• Groaning
• Rid
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genealogy
• Genesis

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