New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 6:2-8

2Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696further to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

3and I appearedוָאֵרָ֗אva.'e.Ra'H7200to Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290asGodבְּאֵ֣לbe.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדָּ֑יsha.DaiH7706, but byMy nameוּשְׁמִ֣יu.she.MiH8034,Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,I did not makeH3045Myself knownH3045to them.

4I alsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571establishedהֲקִמֹ֤תִיha.ki.Mo.tiH6965My covenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285with them, to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776in whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they livedH1481asH1481strangersH1481.

5Furthermoreוְגַ֣ם׀ve.GamH1571I haveheardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085the groaningנַאֲקַת֙na.'a.KatH5009of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714are holdingH5647them in bondageH5647,and I have rememberedוָאֶזְכֹּ֖רva.'ez.KorH2142My covenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃be.ri.TiH1285.

6Sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559,thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,to the sonsלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘I am the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, andI will bringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֣יve.ho.tze.TiH3318you outH3318from underמִתַּ֙חַת֙mi.Ta.chatH8478the laborsסִבְלֹ֣תsiv.LotH5450of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and I will rescueוְהִצַּלְתִּ֥יve.hi.tzal.TiH5337you from their bondageמֵעֲבֹדָתָ֑םme.'a.vo.da.TamH5656. I will alsoredeemוְגָאַלְתִּ֤יve.ga.'al.TiH1350you withan outstretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armבִּזְר֣וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220,and with greatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419judgmentsוּבִשְׁפָטִ֖יםu.vish.fa.TimH8201.

7Then I will takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947youas My peopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971, and I will beyour Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430; andyou shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,who broughtH3318you outH3318from underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the laborsסִבְל֥וֹתsiv.LotH5450of the Egyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

8I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֤יve.he.ve.TiH935you to the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Isworeנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ יָדִ֔יna.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375 H3027to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290, andI will giveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414it to you asa possessionמוֹרָשָׁ֖הmo.ra.ShahH4181;I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.’”

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