New American Standard Bible 2020
Exodus 6:1
1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for 12under compulsion he will let them go, and 3under compulsion he will drive them out of his land.”
Exodus 6:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then the Lord said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.
- New International Version (NIV)Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)But the Lord said to Moses, "Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he will send them out, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh. For with a strong hand he will let them go, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”
Context of Exodus 6:1
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for under compulsion he will let them go, and under compulsion he will drive them out of his land.” 2God spoke further to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord; 3and I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name, Lord, I did not make Myself known to them.
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה עַתָּ֣ה תִרְאֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה לְפַרְעֹ֑ה כִּ֣י בְיָ֤ד חֲזָקָה֙ יְשַׁלְּחֵ֔ם וּבְיָ֣ד חֲזָקָ֔ה יְגָרְשֵׁ֖ם מֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear
- Then the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- Nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
- you shall seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- whatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- I will doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- to Pharaohפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
- under compulsionחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
- under compulsionיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- he will letשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- them goשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- he will driveגָּרַשׁgârash · to drive out: drive outH1644
- them outגָּרַשׁgârash · to drive out: drive outH1644
- of his landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for Exodus 6:1
- Exodus 14:13But Moses said to the people, “Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will perform for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again, ever.
- Numbers 23:23For there is no magic curse against Jacob, Nor is there any divination against Israel; At the proper time it shall be said to Jacob And to Israel, what God has done!
- Deuteronomy 32:39See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and give life. I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can save anyone from My hand.
- 2 Kings 7:2The royal officer on whose hand the king was leaning responded to the man of God and said, “Even if the Lord were to make windows in heaven, could this thing happen?” Then he said, “Behold, you are going to see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:17You need not fight in this battle; take your position, stand and watch the salvation of the Lord in your behalf, Judah and Jerusalem.’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow, go out to face them, for the Lord is with you.”
- Psalms 12:5“Because of the devastation of the poor, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will put him in the safety for which he longs.”
- Exodus 3:19But I know that the king of Egypt will not permit you to go, except under compulsion.
- Deuteronomy 4:34Or has a god ventured to go to take for himself a nation from within another nation by trials, by signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, just as the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
- Psalms 89:13You have a strong arm; Your hand is mighty, Your right hand is exalted.
- Psalms 136:12With a strong hand and an outstretched arm, For His faithfulness is everlasting.
- Isaiah 63:12Who caused His glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses, Who divided the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,
- Ezekiel 20:33“As I live,” declares the Lord God, “with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with wrath poured out, I assuredly shall be king over you.
- Exodus 11:1Now the Lord said to Moses, “One more plague I will bring on Pharaoh and on Egypt; after that he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will assuredly drive you out from here completely.
- Exodus 12:31Then he called for Moses and Aaron at night and said, “Rise up, get out from among my people, both you and the sons of Israel; and go, worship the Lord, as you have said.
Commentaries on Exodus 6:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1With a strong hand - חזקה יד yad chazakah, the same verb which we translate to harden; see Clarke on Exodus 4:21; (note). The strong hand here means sovereign power, suddenly and forcibly applied. God purposed to manifest his sovereign power in the sight of Pharaoh and the Egyptians; in consequence of which Pharaoh would manifest his power and authority as sovereign of Egypt, in dismissing and thrusting out the people. See Exodus 12:31-33.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1God renews his promise. (1-9) Moses and Aaron again sent to Pharaoh. (10-13) The parentage of Moses and Aaron. (14-30) Verses 1-9 We are most likely to prosper in attempts to glorify God, and to be useful to men, when we learn by experience that we can do nothing of ourselves; when our whole dependence is placed on him, and our only expectation is from him. Moses had been expecting what God would do; but now he shall see what he will do. God would now be…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Now you will see: This means that God was about to act. He was not discouraged by the questions about his faithfulness, his power, or his character. Instead, God looked ahead to the coming conflict. Different worldviews (ways of understanding life and reality) would confront each other. Pharaoh believed that he was divine. However, he would become only an instrument in the hand of the one true God.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
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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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