Exodus 6:8

Exodus 6:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I will give it to you for a possession. I am the Lord.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as a heritage: I am the Lord.’ ”

Context of Exodus 6:8

6Say, therefore, to the sons of Israel, ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the labors of the Egyptians, and I will rescue you from their bondage. I will also redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments. 7Then I will take you as My people, and I will be your God; and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the labors of the Egyptians. I will bring you to the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession; I am the Lord.’” 9So Moses said this to the sons of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses on account of their despondency and cruel bondage. 10Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Exodus 6:8 word by word

וְהֵבֵאתִ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ אֶת־יָדִ֔י לָתֵ֣ת אֹתָ֔הּ לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם לְיִצְחָ֖ק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑ב וְנָתַתִּ֨י אֹתָ֥הּ לָכֶ֛ם מוֹרָשָׁ֖ה אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• I will bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• you to the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• sworeנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: vowH5375
• sworeיָדyâd · hand: vowH3027
• to giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• to Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327
• and Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• a possessionמוֹרָשָׁהmôrâshâh · possessionH4181
• I am the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Exodus 6:8

• Genesis 14:22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have sworn to the Lord God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,
• Deuteronomy 32:40Indeed, I raise My hand to heaven, And say, as I live forever,
• Ezekiel 20:5and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “On the day when I chose Israel and swore to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I swore to them, saying, I am the Lord your God,
• Ezekiel 36:7Therefore the Lord God says this: ‘I have sworn that the nations that are around you will certainly endure their insults themselves.
• Ezekiel 47:14And you shall divide it for an inheritance, each one equally with the other; for I swore to give it to your forefathers, and this land shall fall to you as an inheritance.
• Exodus 32:13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants to whom You swore by Yourself, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and all this land of which I have spoken I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’”
• Genesis 15:18On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates:
• Genesis 22:16and said, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son,
• Genesis 26:3Live for a time in this land and I will be with you and bless you, for to you and to your descendants I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to your father Abraham.
• Genesis 28:13Then behold, the Lord was standing above it and said, “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and to your descendants.
• Genesis 35:12And the land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give to you, And I will give the land to your descendants after you.”
• Exodus 6:2God spoke further to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord;
• Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that He would lie, Nor a son of man, that He would change His mind; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
• 1 Samuel 15:29Also the Glory of Israel will not lie nor change His mind; for He is not a man, that He would change His mind.”

Commentaries on Exodus 6:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Which I did swear - ידי את נשאתי nasathi eth yadi, I have lifted up my hand. The usual mode of making an appeal to God, and hence considered to be a form of swearing. It is thus that Isaiah 62:8; is to be understood: The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength.Read the comment
• 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 6:8

• Covenant
• Moses

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Isaac
• Jacob
• Abraham, Abram
• Jacob, Israel
• Anguish
• Groaning
• Rid
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genealogy

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