New Living Translation
Exodus 3:8
8So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and lead them out of Egypt into their own fertile and spacious land. It is a land flowing with milk and honey—the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live.
Exodus 3:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
- New International Version (NIV)So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites.
Context of Exodus 3:8
6I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” When Moses heard this, he covered his face because he was afraid to look at God. 7Then the Lord told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and lead them out of Egypt into their own fertile and spacious land. It is a land flowing with milk and honey—the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live. 9Look! The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them. 10Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people Israel out of Egypt.”
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וָאֵרֵ֞ד לְהַצִּיל֣וֹ׀ מִיַּ֣ד מִצְרַ֗יִם וּֽלְהַעֲלֹתוֹ֮ מִן־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַהִוא֒ אֶל־אֶ֤רֶץ טוֹבָה֙ וּרְחָבָ֔ה אֶל־אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָ֑שׁ אֶל־מְק֤וֹם הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ וְהַ֣חִתִּ֔י וְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ וְהַפְּרִזִּ֔י וְהַחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I am come downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
- to deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
- them out of the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- and to bringעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
- them up out of that landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- unto a goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
- and a largeרָחָבrâchâb · broad: wideH7342
- flowingזוּבzûb · to flow: flowingH2100
- with milkחָלָבchâlâb · milkH2461
- and honeyדְּבַשׁdebash · honeyH1706
- unto the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
- of the Canaanitesכְּנַעֲנִיkena‛anîy · CanaaniteH3669
- and the Hittitesחִתִּיchittîy · HittiteH2850
- and the Amoritesאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
- and the Perizzitesפְּרִזִּיperizzîy · PerizziteH6522
- and the Hivitesחִוִּיchivvîy · HiviteH2340
- and the Jebusitesיְבוּסִיyebûsîy · JebusiteH2983
Cross-references for Exodus 3:8
- Genesis 11:5But the Lord came down to look at the city and the tower the people were building.
- Genesis 18:21I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.”
- Genesis 50:24“Soon I will die,” Joseph told his brothers, “but God will surely come to help you and lead you out of this land of Egypt. He will bring you back to the land he solemnly promised to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
- Psalms 18:9He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.
- Psalms 12:5The Lord replies, “I have seen violence done to the helpless, and I have heard the groans of the poor. Now I will rise up to rescue them, as they have longed for me to do.”
- Psalms 22:4Our ancestors trusted in you, and you rescued them.
- Psalms 34:8Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
- Psalms 91:15When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them.
- Isaiah 64:1Oh, that you would burst from the heavens and come down! How the mountains would quake in your presence!
- John 3:13No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man has come down from heaven.
- John 6:38For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will.
- Exodus 6:6“Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the Lord. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt. I will redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment.
- Exodus 12:51On that very day the Lord brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt like an army.
- Genesis 15:14But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, and in the end they will come away with great wealth.
- Exodus 3:17I have promised to rescue you from your oppression in Egypt. I will lead you to a land flowing with milk and honey—the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live.”’
- Exodus 13:5You must celebrate this event in this month each year after the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites. (He swore to your ancestors that he would give you this land—a land flowing with milk and honey.)
Commentaries on Exodus 3:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8And I am come down to deliver them - This is the very purpose for which I am now come down upon this mountain, and for which I manifest myself to thee. Large - land - Canaan, when compared with the small tract of Goshen, in which they were now situated, and where, we learn, from Exodus 1:7, they were straitened for room, might be well called a large land. See a fine description of this land Deuteronomy 8:7. A land flowing with milk and honey - Excellent…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The natural richness of Palestine, the variety and excellence of its productions, are attested by sacred (compare Jeremiah 32:22; Ezekiel 20:6) and ancient writers, whose descriptions are strongly in contrast with those of later travelers. The expression “flowing with milk and honey” is used proverbially by Greek poets. The Canaanites - This is the first passage in this book where the enumeration, so often repeated, of the nations then in possession of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-10Verses 7-10 God notices the afflictions of Israel. Their sorrows; even the secret sorrows of God's people are known to him. Their cry; God hears the cries of his afflicted people. The oppression they endured; the highest and greatest of their oppressors are not above him. God promises speedy deliverance by methods out of the common ways of providence. Those whom God, by his grace, delivers out of a spiritual Egypt, he will bring to a heavenly Canaan. (Ex…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8God would not only rescue them but also bring them … to a good … land, which he had promised to Abraham (Genesis 13:14–18). flowing with milk and honey: The land was rich for farming, with fields for cattle and crops with blossoms that allowed bees to make honey. Canaanites … Jebusites: The list of peoples who lived in Canaan shows the importance of this land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Desert. It was a key crossroads for trade and…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86-8. I am the God ... come down to deliver--The reverential awe of Moses must have been relieved by the divine Speaker (see Mt 22:32), announcing Himself in His covenant character, and by the welcome intelligence communicated. Moreover, the time, as well as all the circumstances of this miraculous appearance, were such as to give him an illustrious display of God's faithfulness to His promises. The period of Israel's journey and affliction in Egypt had…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 3
- 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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